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Oklahoma’s GOP Governor Against Sending Guard Troops to States without Consent
Governor Stitt insists National Guard troops must have receiving state consent and supports federalizing forces to protect federal agents amid disputes over troop deployments.
- On Thursday, Kevin Stitt, chair of the National Governors Association, opposed sending troops across state borders without permission and said `Trump should have federalized Illinois National Guard`.
- Legal filings show a partisan divide, with 20 Republican attorneys general supporting troop deployments to Portland and 24 states' officials siding with California and Oregon.
- The National Governors Association has been roiled, with JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, and Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, threatening to leave while Abegail Cave, spokesperson for Governor Stitt, warned sending troops over objections sets a dangerous precedent.
- Court filings argue President Donald Trump needs authority to federalize National Guard troops and send them to Oregon to avoid diverting federal immigration resources, while Brandon Johnson, Mayor of Chicago, and JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois, fight to block Texas National Guard deployments.
- Stitt’s position leaves him isolated from his state’s Republican attorney general and most Republican-controlled states, while filers warned that states will bear enforcement costs without federal immigration enforcement resources.
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