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Illinois and Chicago Sue to Block National Guard Deployment as Judge Halts Oregon Troop Moves

The fight tests the limits of presidential power to federalize Guard units for immigration enforcement.

Police and Federal officers stand guard an area by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Federal enforcement officers stand guard near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A protester, draped in an altered American flag, watches as law enforcement officers try to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
PORTLAND, OREGON - OCTOBER 05: Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, Border Patrol, and the police, attempt to keep protesters back outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on October 05, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. The facility has become a focal point of nightly protests against the Trump administration and President Trump's announcement that he will be sending National Guard troops into Portland. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order blocking any National Guard units from being sent to Oregon and criticized federal attempts to reroute troops from California and Texas.
  • Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a federal lawsuit seeking to enjoin the Trump administration from deploying hundreds of federalized Guard troops to the city, including about 300 from Illinois and up to 400 from Texas.
  • The White House confirmed President Trump authorized using Illinois Guard members, framing the move as necessary to protect federal personnel, while Illinois leaders called the plan unlawful and unnecessary.
  • A court filing referenced a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicating activation of Texas Guard personnel for missions in Oregon, Illinois and potentially other states, intensifying scrutiny of interstate deployments.
  • Recent ICE operations and protests, including a DHS-acknowledged shooting of a woman in Chicago, and a September ruling that found an earlier Los Angeles Guard deployment unlawful, form the legal and political backdrop of the disputes.