The Trump administration is asking an appeals court for authorization to send troops from Texas and California to Oregon, after a federal judge over the weekend blocked the deployment of National Guard troops. In Portland, an elderly couple protesting against ICE on Saturday says they were knocked over by federal agents. Laurie Eckman told The Oregonian, “With no warning the feds charged into us, knocked us down and sprayed us. I was hit in the head with a projectile.” Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley said, “Trump’s troops are deliberately attacking peaceful protesters to incite violence. The goal is to generate riots to justify the expansion of authoritarian measures and to strengthen the case for the troop deployments.”