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Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois

Politics Oct 23

Judge blocks National Guard from Chicago indefinitely while awaiting Supreme Court decision

By Christine Fernando, Gene Johnson, Associated Press

Politics Oct 11

Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois
Appeals court rules U.S. troops Trump sent to Illinois can stay, but can’t be deployed for now

National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can stay in the state and under federal control, but can’t be deployed to protect federal property or go on patrol for now, an appeals court ruled Saturday.

By Associated Press

Politics Oct 09

National Guard presence at U.S. ICE Broadview facility in Chicago, Illinois
Federal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area

U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments Thursday on a request to block the deployment of members of the Illinois and Texas National Guards while a lawsuit challenging the move proceeds.

By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

Politics Oct 08

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker attends the McIntyre-Shaheen Dinner in Manchester
WATCH: ‘Come and get me,’ Pritzker responds to Trump’s call to put Illinois governor in jail

"What kind of a country are we living in where the president of the United States is targeting his political opponents?" Pritzker told the press on the sidelines of a union protest in Chicago.

By Associated Press

Nation Oct 08

Texas National Guard troops arrive in Illinois
National Guard troops are now outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has accused President Donald Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns,” and said he didn’t get a heads-up from Washington about their deployment.

By Erin Hooley, Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Oct 08

Trump calls for jailing Illinois governor and Chicago mayor

By Associated Press

It wasn’t immediately clear what President Donald Trump was specifically objecting to with his post, but it was the latest example of his brazen calls for his opponents to be prosecuted or locked up, a break from longtime norms.

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Oct 07

Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Gov. JB Pritzker says some Guard troops from Illinois were to be federalized and deployed to Chicago with others from Texas.

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Oct 06

Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump’s National Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city.

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Oct 06

Chicago and Illinois sue to block Trump’s Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling

By Christine Fernando, Associated Press

In Chicago, the sight of armed Border Patrol agents making arrests near famous landmarks amplified concerns from residents already uneasy after an immigration crackdown that began last month.

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Oct 04

Gov. Pritzker says Trump plans to deploy National Guard in Illinois

By Thomas Peipert, Associated Press

The Trump administration plans to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said Saturday.

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