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Sen.Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes standing in a congressional office(Getty Images)

“WhenDonald Trumpsent his agents to the streets of Portland, we took on authoritarianism, and we won!”

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The frogs, part of an organization called the Portland Frog Brigade, use “inflatable animal costumes to practice the proven art ofpeaceful, creative dissent, exercising our right to free expression in defense of the U.S.Constitution and the rule of law,”according to itswebsite.

In September, as part of a crackdown on crime, the Trump administration announced it would sendNational Guard troopsto Portland among other urban centers across the country.In Portland, the order sparked social unrest and protests, including backlash from local officials.

“Portland is an American city, not a military target,” Portland Mayor Keith Wilson saidin a poston social media.

“President Trump has directed all necessary troops to Portland, Oregon.The number of necessary troops is zero.”

Almost immediately, the state launched alegal challenge to the deploymentin the case of Oregon v.Trump, arguing that the administration lacked the legal authority to use federal troops to combat local crime.

US JUDGE EXTENDS ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP’S NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYMENT IN PORTLAND

President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address included a handful of top moments, including awards to military veterans and Democrats’ outbursts. (Kenny Holston/Pool/Getty Images)

As that legal battle raged inside the courtroom, the city’s person-based crime — such as homicides, kidnappings, sexual offenses and vehicular manslaughter — has fallen marginally every month,according to datafrom Portland’s Police Bureau.

From October 2025 to January 2026, person-related crimes are down 18%.Total crime, including property and social crimes like drug offenses, is down 8%.

But in December, Trump beganwinding down his deploymentto Portland as its legal battle began to run into a series of losses.

As recently as Feb.17, the Trump administration ended its efforts to overturn a9th Circuit order haltingTrump’s deployment of the guard to Portland.

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“Oregon National Guard members are currently in transit to Fort Bliss, Texas, where they will demobilize, and the demobilization process will take approximately 7 to 14 days to complete,” the court ruled on Jan.8, 2026.

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OREGON RESIDENTS SUE HOMELAND SECURITY AFTER TEAR GAS USED ON ANTI-ICE PROTESTERS

Federal agents clash with anti-ICE protesters at the U.S.Immigration and Customs Enforcement building Oct.12, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/Getty Images)

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Wyden celebrated the decision.

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TheWhite Housedid not respond to a request for comment on Wyden’s framing of the administration’s drawdown of the National Guard from Portland.

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