US EditionIllinois sues the Trump administration over National Guard deployment to Chicago
Illinois and Chicago argue the deployment violates federal law and targets Democrat-led cities; lawsuit cites constitutional and legal grounds to block 700 National Guard troops.
- Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump to stop the deployment of National Guard troops to the city.
- The plaintiffs argue that deploying military forces without state consent threatens citizens' rights and constitutes an unconstitutional act by the federal government.
- A federal judge, Karin J. Immergut, had previously ruled against a similar deployment in Oregon, stating it was unlawful.
- The lawsuit claims that Trump's actions are illegal and that the deployment is politically motivated.
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The Caledonian RecordWhat we know about National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland
Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities. A lawsuit filed Monday by Illinois and Chicago alleges that Trump’s authorization to deploy 300 troops to…
Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit on Monday in an attempt to prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from sending the National Guard to the city, just as the troops were preparing to deploy and hours after a federal judge banned the government from sending the military to Portland, Oregon. The rapid events occur as the Administration portrays the cities led by Democrats as anarchic and devastated by the war, amid Trump’s crackdown on …
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der Standard DEThe Justice Minister of Illinois classified Trump's "provokative and arbitrary actions" as a threat. Trump had sent 300 National Guards to the city on weekends.
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