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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