US EditionTrump says Chicago mayor, Illinois governor 'should be in jail for failing to protect' ICE officers
- On Wednesday, October 8, President Donald Trump publicly called for the imprisonment of Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’s governor, accusing them of failing to adequately protect ICE agents.
- This statement followed weeks of rising tensions after the White House ordered National Guard troops to Chicago on October 4, despite vocal opposition from state and city officials.
- Governor Pritzker criticized the federal deployment as a 'manufactured performance' and said calling in troops within state borders is 'outrageous' and unnecessary.
- Chicago and Illinois responded by filing a lawsuit on Monday, arguing that the troop deployment is 'unlawful and dangerous,' while a federal judge allowed troops' presence pending an October 9 hearing.
- The standoff underscores deep conflict between local leaders and the Trump administration as protests, arrests, and federal immigration raids add to the unrest in Chicago.
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Trump calls for jailing Democratic leaders as troops prepare for Chicago deployment
CHICAGO: President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago’s mayor and the governor of Illinois, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy troops to the streets of the third-largest US city. Neither Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson nor Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker have been accused of criminal wrongdoing, though both have emerged as prominent opponents of Trump’s immigration crackdown and deployment of National Guard …
The reply: "Other authoritarian drift, let's stay here"
By Andy Rose and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The ongoing battle between President Donald Trump and Democratic-run cities is nearing a new tipping point, as National Guard troops assemble near Chicago and lawyers prepare for critical court hearings 2,000 miles away. The Trump administration is linking the planned deployments in Chicago and Portland, Oregon, to increasingly tense protests outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities and citing…
Trump Says Illinois Governor and Chicago Mayor Should Be Jailed as They Oppose Guard Deployment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Illinois governor and Chicago mayor should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops for his immigration and crime crackdown in the nation's third-largest city. The officials said they would not be deterred.
Trump demands jail for Chicago mayor, Illinois governor who oppose Guard deployment
Trump called for jailing Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker over their opposition to his National Guard deployment for immigration and crime enforcement, escalating political and racial tensions.
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