Oregon and the city of Portland are suing President Donald Trump to block the federal government from deploying hundreds of Oregon National Guard members in an unprecedented crackdown in Oregon’s largest city.

In sending the National Guard to Portland, Ore., President Trump has launched a battle with a city he’s often demonized as being the seat of the far left — a move likely to spur conflict as the White House looks to crack down on alleged radicalism.

Portland police are monitoring protests downtown and at the ICE facility on Sunday after Oregon sues the Trump Administration over the use of National Guard troops.

Democratic members of Oregon’s congressional delegation slammed federal tactics in the ongoing protests outside the immigration facility in South Portland in a news conference Friday, citing The Oregonian/OregonLive’s coverage of federal officers’ use of force.