Oct 08 National Guard troops are now outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon By Erin Hooley, Christine Fernando, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 08 Lawsuit against Trump’s Washington National Guard deployment exposes country’s deep partisan divide By Gary Fields, Associated Press The case highlights deep divisions over Trump's use of military forces in cities. States that could face their own deployments are closely watching the case. Legal experts differ over how they think the case will play out. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 9:21 Oregon governor calls Trump’s actions ‘an abuse of power and threat to our democracy’ By Geoff Bennett, Elizabeth Summers, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz, Alexa Gold President Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard troops to U.S. cities is setting up a new showdown in federal courts over the limits of his authority. Illinois sued the administration to stop plans to send in 400 troops from Texas. Continue watching
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. Continue reading
Oct 06 Where things stand with federal law enforcement in Chicago and Portland By Associated Press Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Oct 05 Another court fight brews as Trump sends California National Guard troops to Oregon By Associated Press California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he would go to court to fight the move by President Donald Trump to send National Guard members from his state to Oregon, where protesters have gathered near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in… Continue reading
Oct 05 Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from deploying National Guard in Portland By Claire Rush, Rebecca Boone, Associated Press A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling Saturday in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. Continue reading
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. Continue reading