US EditionLegal Battles Pile up as Trump Expands National Guard Deployments to Illinois
The deployment supports federal immigration agents amid rising violence and targets cartel-linked fugitives with 700 National Guard troops in operation through September 30, officials said.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump activated the Illinois and Texas National Guards, with 300 Texas Guard members arriving at a suburban military facility to support immigration enforcement operations.
- The administration framed deployments under the Insurrection Act, citing presidential authority to protect federal property, a claim U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer rejected.
- At Naval Station Great Lakes, base leaders say the facility will provide office space for a command center, as the mission scope for the Texas Guard remains unclear.
- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul argues sending National Guard troops to Chicago violates the Posse Comitatus Act, and state officials are suing to block what they call an "invasion".
- A budget analysis found deploying the Guard could cost nearly 300,000 per day, with the National Priorities Project estimating $530 per Guard member in 2020, while Abbott defended the operation and Johnson said troops could arrive soon.
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WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times answer your questions about immigration operations and National Guard deployments in the Chicago area. President Donald Trump has activated the Illinois and Texas National Guard to deploy to the Chicago area. The administration says the troops will protect federal property and immigration agents carrying out Trump's deportation campaign. The Illinois governor and Chicago mayor have denounced the deployments as an "…
Texas National Guard Lands in Chicago as Federal Immigration Crackdown Escalates
In a dramatic escalation of federal immigration enforcement, 400 members of the Texas National Guard arrived Tuesday at a military facility in suburban Chicago to support ICE and Border Patrol operations targeting cartel-linked fugitives and violent illegal aliens. | Border / Cartel Chronicles
While immigration operations are increasing in Chicago, tension is rising in neighbourhoods and universities. Some students fear arbitrary controls and walk around with their identity papers for fear of being arrested.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wrote a strong response, through an official statement, against the Governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, accusing him of offering the American public a "mix of lies" by publishing a detailed list that discredits his statements about federal immigration operations in the city. Read more]]>
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