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Trump administration to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members, Gov. Pritzker says
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker announced on Saturday that President Donald Trump is moving to federalize a contingent of 300 National Guard troops from Illinois despite the governor's objections.
- The federal government issued an ultimatum to Pritzker, demanding that he deploy the National Guard or they would take action themselves.
- Governor Pritzker emphasized that deploying military forces in Illinois is unnecessary and declined to activate the National Guard, characterizing the federal intervention as an aggressive move against the state's residents.
- The Department of Homeland Security requested 100 military personnel to protect ICE agents in Illinois amid Operation Midway Blitz, which has arrested hundreds of immigrants nationwide.
- This federal deployment amid mass deportations suggests escalating tensions between state leadership and federal authorities over use of military forces in domestic enforcement.
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For weeks, US President Donald Trump and the city of Chicago have been in the clinch. Trump wants to send the National Guard - the metropolis is standing against it. Now Trump is probably making serious.
·Bonn, Germany
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Trump's Department of War gives ultimatum on next place National Guard may be sent - The Mirror
US president Donald Trump could soon be sending National Guard troops into Chicago after seizing control of the Illinois National Guard - the state governor has decried the plans as 'un-American'
·London, United Kingdom
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The fight between Donald Trump and Chicago has been raging for weeks. He wants to send the National Guard there - city and state stand against it. Trump wants to make serious.
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