Overview

• The U.S. Army said 500 Guard members are in the Chicago area, with 200 from Texas and 300 from Illinois, and an initial stationing planned for 60 days.
• Troops were observed at the ICE facility in Broadview, where they are tasked with protecting federal personnel and property, according to U.S. Northern Command and media footage.
• Illinois and Chicago sued to block the deployment, with a hearing scheduled before U.S. District Judge April Perry on Thursday.
• The government argues the move is needed due to actual and threatened violence against ICE, citing Title 10 authority, even after a federal judge twice blocked similar stationings in Oregon.
• White House aide Stephen Miller invoked presidential “plenary authority” during a CNN interview before an abrupt on-air pause that the network called a technical problem, while President Trump called for jailing Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson over their opposition.