Councilor Candace Avalos

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Join us tomorrow (Oct. 7) for the New to Portland Ride in SE Portland. New to town or new to cycling in Portland? This ride is for you! Meet at the south side of Lents Park - SE Steele St. and 89th Ave. Gather at 5:30 p.m. and ride at 6 p.m.

Wondering what’s going on with National Guard in Oregon? Here’s a quick timeline of the legal developments over the past week.

NOTE: This information is current as of Monday morning, October 6. We’ll continue to share updates as the situation evolves.

Read more about your rights when interacting with military troops or federal agents at aclu.org/deployment_kyr

Let’s remain strategic, peaceful, and principled when using our free speech rights. And let’s keep looking after each other — especially our immigrant neighbors — as this administration is still trying to escalate conflict.

We’re going to win.

Portlanders: this fight isn’t over yet. The Trump administration will continue to try to appeal these temporary restraining orders, and force the facts on the ground to change in their favor.

The Trump administration must comply with the law and this judge’s ruling. Our home is not a military target and our streets are not your training grounds.

Let National Guard members go back to their families and stop trying to make Portland your propaganda photo-op.

California joins Oregon lawsuit blocking deployment of Guard troops from both states to Portland • Oregon Capital Chronicle California on Sunday joined Oregon and the city of Portland in suing over the Trump administration’s order to deploy National Guard troops to the city, the latest attempt to deploy federal troops to a...

Judge Karin Immergut has scheduled a hearing tonight on the new temporary restraining order request that includes CA troops. More tk

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BREAKING NEWS: Oregon, California, and Portland have taken legal action to block the unlawful deployment of California National Guard troops to Oregon.

Read more about what happened and what’s next.

We are in this for the long haul, Portland. We’ve won before and we will win again if we stay principled and unified.

Know Your Rights | American Civil Liberties Union Learn more here about what your rights are, how to exercise them, and what to do when your rights are violated.

❌Law enforcement CAN’T take away or view your photos or video without a warrant.

❌Law enforcement CAN’T delete your data under any circumstances.

The ACLU has a full list of how to respond to different scenarios:

You also have a right to film federal agents as long as you don’t interfere. Gathering video evidence can document human rights abuses and help lawyers advocate for their clients.

✅You DO NOT need to let officers or agents into your house unless they have a warrant signed by a judge.

✅You ALWAYS have the right to remain silent.

✅You ALWAYS can ask if you are free to leave.

✅You ALWAYS can say no to a search, but do not obstruct access.

✅You DO NOT need to share your birthplace or citizenship status.

Let’s be clear about this moment because this isn’t just about Portland: our country is at risk of slipping further down the path of fascism if we do not take a stand here.
I want you to keep peacefully protesting and I want you to know your rights if you interact with federal law enforcement.

As your city councilor, I will continue to use every tool in my power to protect Portlanders from this abuse of power.

Our team at the Attorney General’s office and the City are prepared to continue making the rightful case at every stage that the National Guard is unnecessary, unwanted, and unlawful. California Governor Newsom has also filed a lawsuit to stop Trump from commandeering the California National Guard.

Yet again, the Trump administration is instigating conflict so they can sell their false narrative about our city. But the facts on the ground have not changed. Trump’s plan to send in the National Guard to Portland was unlawful yesterday, and it is unlawful today.

Today, Trump has deployed California National Guard members to Portland to circumvent a federal court ruling.

Trump has sent in California National Guard members to Portland, after a federal judge blocked him yesterday. Graphic of an arrow pointing right.

Last night, federal agents escalated their aggressive tactics against peaceful protestors, indiscriminately using pepper balls, tear gas, and other chemical munitions, pushing into Portlanders, and pushing them back blocks away from the ICE facility. 🧵

Read our statement responding to reports that the president is sending California National Guard troops to Oregon.

We are quickly assessing our options and preparing to take legal action.

We’ll continue to share updates as we have them.

Oregon, California governors blast Trump for deploying California Guard despite court order Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Sunday that the president's action to send 300 California National Guard members to Portland appears to circumvent the federal judge's Saturday ruling to temporarily block ...

Oregon leaders say California National Guard members were flown into Oregon last night in an effort to circumvent a federal court ruling.

BREAKING NEWS: We just secured a court order blocking the president’s order to deploy federalized National Guard troops to Portland when a federal judge granted our request for a Temporary Restraining Order. Read our statement.

#orpol #nationalguard #portland #portlandoregon

No matter what happens in the coming days, I’m asking that all Portlanders continue to look after their neighbors, continue to peacefully protest, continue to demonstrate with their words and actions what we know to be true: Portland is a city where we care for our neighbors — period.

Our communities are safe because we keep each other safe.

We can celebrate today. And tomorrow we’ll be ready to get to work and respond against whatever action this administration takes next.

This is a win not just for Portland, but for all of us in this country who believe that freedom, justice, and liberty are not just words on a page but fundamental values of our democracy.

The judge, Portlanders, and people across the country see right through the false narrative being spread by this administration and their extreme right influencers. The Trump administration must comply with this ruling and call off this unlawful deployment of the National Guard.

The judge’s ruling to stop the Trump administration from unlawfully sending in the National Guard to Portland confirms what we all know be true: deploying troops to Oregon is a blatant abuse of power and a misuse of our military.

🚨 Hay agentes federales en Oregón: entre 50 y 100 agentes de la CBP en Portland, además de 200 efectivos de la Guardia Nacional desplegados. Esto podría implicar más perfiles, redadas y uso de la fuerza.

Obtenga más información en OregonforAll.org/film

Volunteer to shape the future of Portland Street Response. The City is currently recruiting volunteers to serve on the PSR Committee, which will help advise City Council as we support the development and sustained growth of PSR. Apply to be one of the founding members of the Portland Street Response Committee by Oct. 27. LINK IN BIO.

Celebrating our Latinidad at El Grito. I joined Portland’s El Grito festivities with local leaders and community members, and it was especially meaningful to celebrate our shared history of independence and liberty when our community is under attack from the highest levels of power.

Inner Eastside for All at the Land Use Committee. Before the Climate, Resilience, and Land Use committee, I joined a great rally for Inner Eastside for All organized by Portland: Neighbors Welcome.

Free Trees! Friends of Trees and Urban Forestry are launching a new, PCEF-funded, $1.8 million partnership to plant and care for 750 trees in Portland. Visit the FoT website to see if your address is in the planting areas and sign up for a free tree! March 7, 2026 plantings - Centennial, Glenfair, Hazelwood, Mill Park, Montavilla, Powellhurst-Gilbert March 21, 2026 plantings - Argay Terrace, Parkrose, Parkrose Heights, Russell, Wilkes