US EditionTexas National Guard troops now protecting federal property in Chicago area, official says
About 500 National Guard troops from Texas and Illinois have been deployed to protect federal immigration enforcement facilities amid protests and ongoing legal challenges, officials said.
- On Wednesday night, members of the Texas and Illinois National Guard deployed to the Chicago area to protect federal personnel and facilities as ordered by President Trump.
- The Trump administration directed this deployment in response to rising tensions around immigration enforcement and recent violent incidents involving ICE facilities.
- Illinois officials, including Governor Pritzker and Mayor Johnson, condemned the deployment as unconstitutional and politically motivated, stating they were not given prior notification.
- Approximately 500 Guard members—200 from Texas and 300 from Illinois—are mobilized for a 60-day mission, as officials and a US Northern Command spokesperson confirmed.
- Legal challenges are ongoing, with a federal judge expected to rule on the deployment’s legality during a court hearing scheduled for Thursday.
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By SUDHIN THANAWALA, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing that will occur the day after a small number of Guard troops started protecting federal property in the Chicago area. U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments over a request to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas Guard members. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and local…
National Guard Arrives in Chicago as Deployment Battle Intensifies
As the Texas National Guard continues to move into Chicago, demonstrators are protesting the federal deployment with local officials saying the presence of these forces is only inflaming tensions. President Donald Trump argues National Guard troops in Chicago and Portland are critical to protect federal agents and property. NBC’s Peter Alexander reports for TODAY from the White House.
Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago area faces pivotal legal battle
President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois will face scrutiny at a court hearing, hours after a small number of Texas Guard members started protecting federal property in the Chicago area.
500 soldiers from the Texas and Illinois National Guards have been placed on alert in the Chicago area, despite opposition from the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago.
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