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Illinois and Chicago Sue to Block Trump’s Guard Deployment as Judge Halts Troops to Oregon

A fast-moving court fight now tests the limits of using federalized Guard troops for domestic 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)
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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

  • Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a federal lawsuit Monday to stop the administration from sending hundreds of National Guard members into the city.
  • Gov. JB Pritzker said 300 Illinois Guard troops were being federalized for Chicago alongside 400 from Texas, moves he condemned as an invasion.
  • U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut issued a temporary restraining order Sunday blocking any National Guard deployments to Oregon and rebuked federal lawyers for trying to route in troops from other states.
  • The White House said President Trump authorized using Illinois Guard members to protect federal personnel, as DHS confirmed a Chicago shooting by federal agents and arrests near an ICE facility.
  • Court filings referenced a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth activating up to 400 Texas Guard personnel for missions in Oregon and Illinois, while a September ruling found the Los Angeles deployment unlawful under federal law.