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Texas National Guard's work in Illinois not new
Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers arrived in Illinois on Tuesday — with the blessing of Gov. Greg Abbott — to boost federal immigration authorities as the Trump administration doubled down on the midwestern state, despite fierce pushback from local…
After weeks of threats by President Donald Trump to deploy military troops to Illinois, despite the vehement objections of Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democratic leaders, members of the Texas National Guard arrived early Tuesday at a military training site in the southwest metro area ahead of an operation to protect federal immigration agents and facilities. Local government officials confirmed the arrival of the Texas National Guard and said l…
A U.S. Defense Department official said 200 Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday. The National Guard soldiers are expected to move on to Chicago, where U.S. authorities say crime is out of control.
On Trump's orders, 200 Texan troops arrive in Illinois
Two hundred Texas National Guard troops have arrived in Illinois, a Pentagon official said on Tuesday, ahead of a planned deployment in Chicago that is strongly opposed by local officials. US President Donald Trump had already sent troops onto the streets of Los Angeles and Washington and has ordered them to Memphis, as well as Chicago and Portland, threatening to invoke emergency powers to forward such efforts if the courts get in the way. In M…
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