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Legal battles pile up as Trump expands National Guard deployments to Illinois
About 500 National Guard troops from Texas and Illinois are supporting federal immigration enforcement amid legal challenges and local opposition, targeting cartel-linked fugitives and violent illegal aliens.
- President Donald Trump is deploying National Guard troops to Illinois despite opposition from local officials like Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, who argue it escalates tensions in the city.
- Illinois has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to block the deployment, claiming it is illegal and politically motivated.
- Legal experts are questioning the legality of Trump’s actions, stating the federal government lacks authority over local crime enforcement and that deployments could lead to further court battles.
- Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to enforce military presence if court rulings continue to block deployments, but legal experts argue this would lead to more court challenges.
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One News PageICE escalates aggressive raids in Chicago as Trump moves to deploy National Guard
President Trump and his team are doubling down on efforts to bring the National Guard into Democrat-run cities and to ramp up ICE enforcement. The administration argues that episodes of violence against federal agents constitute a danger. Governors and mayors say local police can handle any issues and argue it's an unconstitutional power play by Trump. William Brangham reports.
GOP Governor Pushes Back on Trump Deploying Texas National Guard in Illinois: ‘I Don’t Think That’s the Right Way’
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt criticized President Donald Trump for green-lighting the deployment of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, where state and local officials have resisted such deployments.
WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times answer your questions about immigration operations and National Guard deployments in the Chicago area. President Donald Trump has activated the Illinois and Texas National Guard to deploy to the Chicago area. The administration says the troops will protect federal property and immigration agents carrying out Trump's deportation campaign. The Illinois governor and Chicago mayor have denounced the deployments as an "…
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