US EditionTrump Authorizes Sending National Guard to Illinois
- On Saturday, the Trump administration approved sending 300 National Guard members to Chicago, Illinois, despite resistance from local leaders.
- The deployment followed requests from Homeland Security to protect ICE agents amid ongoing ICE raids in Democratic-led cities, while a federal judge blocked similar military deployment in Portland.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker criticized the administration on Sunday, accusing it of creating chaos to justify sending troops and calling the deployment unwanted by local residents.
- A CBS News poll published Sunday revealed that 58 percent of Americans are against sending National Guard troops to cities, while Trump falsely accused protesters in Chicago of being paid and described the city as a "war zone."
- The deployment deepened the political conflict over federal intervention in cities, with critics labeling it an authoritarian overreach and a violation of constitutional law.
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Illinois, Texas National Guard troop mobilization to Chicago to begin 'immediately,' last 60 days: Pentagon
Hundreds of National Guard troops, including 300 from Illinois and 400 from Texas, are being called into service effective "immediately" for an initial period of two months, according to state and national officials and court filings.Gov. JB Pritzker said late Sunday he was told the troops from Texas will be sent to Illinois, Oregon and other locations. He had received word Saturday that 300 troops from Illinois were being mobilized. A White Hou…
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AlKhaleej Today‘War from within’: Trump sends troops to Chicago, calls cities ‘war zones’ as judge blocks Portland move
CHICAGO, Oct 6 — The Trump administration branded Chicago a “war zone” Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials, while a judge blocked the White House from sending troops to another Democratic-run city.An escalating political crisis across the country pits President Donald Trump’s anti-crime and migration crackdown against opposition Democrats who accuse him of an authoritarian power grab.In…
Chicago.- Donald Trump's government called this Sunday Chicago a "war zone" to justify the deployment of soldiers against the will of the city's Democratic Administration, while a judge prevented the White House from sending troops to another Democratic-ruled city. The opposition accuses the Republican president, who has launched an offensive against crime and migration, of exercising power in an authoritarian manner. On Saturday night, Trump au…
Trump to send 300 National Guard troops into Chicago after more violent clashes
President Trump authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago this weekend to safeguard federal agents fighting crime and enforcing immigration law in the city, which has resulted instead in riots against the crackdown.
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