US EditionChicago mayor: National Guard deployment ‘illegal, unconstitutional … dangerous’
Despite legal challenges and local opposition, National Guard troops from Texas and Illinois are deployed to Chicago and Memphis to assist law enforcement amid ongoing crime concerns.
- Trump has sent or discussed sending troops to 10 US cities, including Baltimore, Washington D.C., New Orleans, Oakland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
- The Illinois Attorney General said Americans should not live under threat of military occupation simply because city or state leadership has fallen out of the president's favor.
- Trump is calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power, with his agents grabbing people off the streets and separating children from parents.
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The Latest: Trump says officials should be jailed as they oppose his use of National Guard troops
President Donald Trump said Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. The officials said they would not be deterred. National Guard troops…
In the dispute over the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois, Trump calls for the arrest of the mayor of Chicago. The Democrat - a black man - implicitly accuses the president of racism.
Trump calls for jailing of Illinois leaders as court showdowns over troop deployments near
(CNN) — The running battle between President Donald Trump and Democratic-led cities is nearing a new inflection point, as National Guard troops gather near Chicago while lawyers prepare for critical court hearings 2,000 miles away from each other.
Chicago mayor says Trump's troop deployment is about power, not safety
CHICAGO (WGN) — With the National Guard en route to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that he has not heard anything from the Trump administration. "It's illegal, unconstitutional. It's dangerous. It's wrong," Johnson said. "This is not about deportation, this is not about safety for this president, this is about authoritarianism." The troop deployment is expected to include men and women from the Illinois and Texas National Guards. T…
National Guard soldiers from Texas have arrived in the state of Illinois, where, according to the Trump administration, they are to be ready to maintain law and order. The mayor of Chicago and the governor of Illinois are protesting the soldiers, describing the move as dangerous and illegal.
Chicago mayor: National Guard deployment ‘illegal, unconstitutional … dangerous’
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Tuesday called the expected National Guard deployment in his city “illegal, unconstitutional,” and “dangerous,” as local officials await the arrival of federalized troops. In a press conference, the Democratic mayor told reporters that the Trump administration has not shared with his team any details about President Trump’s plans to…
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