US EditionFederal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area
The Trump administration defends deploying about 700 National Guard troops to protect federal immigration facilities amid legal challenges from Illinois officials claiming political overreach.
- In two courthouses, the administration defended President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments during concurrent hearings at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Portland, Oregon, and the U.S. District Court in Chicago, Illinois on Oct 9.
- Administration lawyers wrote earlier this week that the Trump administration says the Guard protects federal buildings and ICE officers, and President Donald Trump has broad authority to federalize troops without congressional limits.
- About 500 National Guard troops stand ready near Chicago under U.S. Northern Command, activated for 60 days, while about 200 federalized National Guard troops were present in Illinois Wednesday.
- A federal judge partially blocked Chicago area troops Thursday without ordering them to leave, while a federal judge in Portland granted a temporary restraining order Sunday.
- With the Posse Comitatus Act in play, the courts must consider the limits of the president's power over state sovereignty in cases led by Illinois and Oregon.
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Despite the resistance of local politicians, 500 National Guards are in action in the Greater Chicago area under the orders of US President Trump.
Okla. GOP Gov. Questions National Guard Move to Ill.
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt broke with Texas and the Trump administration on the deployment of Texas National Guard troops to Chicago, citing his belief in federalism and states' rights, The New York Times reported Thursday.
Former governors, state AGs weigh in on Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops • Daily Montanan
Members of the Texas National Guard are seen at the Elwood Army Reserve Training Center on Oct. 7, 2025 in Elwood, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)President Donald Trump’s novel use of National Guard troops for law enforcement purposes has reopened a debate over states’ authority to control police powers, as dueling briefs from current and former state leaders filed in Illinois’ lawsuit against the president show. A bipartisan group…
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Officials object to troops
Illinois urged a judge Thursday to order the National Guard to stand down in the Chicago area, calling the deployment a constitutional crisis and suggesting the Trump administration gave no heed to the pending legal challenge when it sent troops…
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