President Trump has planned to send troops into Chicago and Portland, Oregon, his latest show of military power domestically. In Portland, he has given the troops authority to use “full force if necessary.” What does that imply? As of now, the intentions for the troops are to police the protestors. Although Trump claims the city of Portland is plagued with crime and war-ravaged, the city disagrees and argues that troops were only sent to silence protests against official ICE facilities. In all appearances, there was no recent event that prompted the need for troops to be sent into Oregon, according to the state. Because of this, the state of Oregon is suing the Trump administration on the grounds of unlawful deployment of troops. In Chicago, 300 guard members were sent to the city, but an appeals court ruled that the soldiers can remain there and are not permitted to be deployed. According to Lt. Cmdr. Teresa Meadows, a spokesperson for U.S. Northern Command troops in both cities are, “not conducting any operational activities at this time.” Although some believe the sending of troops was unnecessary, it doesn’t mean that this decision was completely unjustified. As sophomore Vincent Giurumescu stated, “I think national security is very important, so it makes sense that he’s doing something about this because people can get very angry over things very quickly.” As of now, protests at ICE facilities in both cities are ongoing, along with protests against National Guard deployment. Many are peaceful but some have led to clashes between law enforcement and protesters.