US EditionPritzker Gears up for Legal Battle with Trump over Federal Troops, Responds to Personal Insults
President Trump deployed 300 National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland to protect federal property amid protests, despite legal challenges and opposition from local Democratic officials.
- On Saturday, President Donald Trump authorised 300 Illinois National Guard members to protect federal property and characterised some Democratic-run cities as what critics called `war zones`.
- The White House argued it had legal authority under U.S. Code Section 12406 to deploy troops, saying the president `has exercised his lawful authority`, while U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut blocked deployments in Portland, Oregon.
- On Saturday, US Customs and Border Protection agents fired `defensive shots` at Marimar Martinez, and last week a massive apartment raid involved about 300 agents rappelling from helicopters.
- On Monday, the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued to block 300 National Guard deployments, naming President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem; courts recommended pausing deployments while appeals continue.
- Governors and mayors condemned the deployments as a plan to `cause chaos`, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorised 400 National Guard troops, widening the confrontation.
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Chicago becomes epicenter of tension amid Trump’s “migration war”
Chicago is facing a wave of violence and repression following protests against the mass detention of migrants. U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to the city, as the federal operation Midway Blitz has already led to more than 500 arrests since it began in September.
The two democrat cities, described by Trump as "ravaged by war," are taking legal action to prevent the US President from deploying the National Guard, which threatens to declare the state of emergency to achieve this.
Illinois and Chicago would take legal action to prevent Trump from deploying 300 National Guard troops to the city.
Pritzker digs in against Trump abuse of National Guard; warns of 2026 Trump scheme
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker talks with Rachel Maddow about his threat to leave the National Governors Association of the group won't speak out against Donald Trump's use of the National Guard against U.S. cities. Pritzker explains how he sees the militarization of ICE and Border Patrol agents as a normalizing precursor to establishing a military presence in cities in time to interfere with the 2026 election.
The US president also wants to send the National Guard to Portland and Chicago, but he encounters resistance. Now he brings in emergency powers to bypass courts.
Legal Battle Unfolds Over Federal Troop Deployment in Chicago
Legal Battle Unfolds Over Federal Troop Deployment in Chicago A U.S. district judge has given President Donald Trump's administration a two-day deadline to respond to Illinois's legal challenge against the deployment of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago. This case is part of a larger controversy over the President's domestic military authority.Federal lawyers announced that troops from Texas were already in transit to Chicago and coul…
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