US EditionIllinois governor says Trump administration seeking to deploy 100 troops to Illinois amid immigration blitz
The Trump administration seeks 100 troops to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid protests; 60% of recent detainees in Illinois have no criminal record, Governor Pritzker said.
- On Sept. 29, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said the Illinois National Guard received a DHS memo requesting 100 military troops to protect ICE personnel and facilities.
- Operation Midway Blitz has intensified enforcement supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests in recent weeks, following President Donald Trump's threats and earlier deployment of guardsmen before the Sept. 30 fiscal-year deadline.
- About 1,500 detainees in the Chicago area include roughly 60% without criminal records, DHS said over 700 were detained and TRAC data show over 6,000 passed through Broadview ICE processing facility.
- Local leaders reacted by urging resistance, with Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell confirming the Department of War received a request, and Parnell told USA TODAY that 'any decisions will be made in accordance with established processes and announced at the appropriate time.'
- This would mark the fifth deployment this year, following earlier orders to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., while Oregon and Portland have sued to block similar troop deployments.
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