Overview

• Illinois and the City of Chicago filed a federal lawsuit Monday to stop the deployment of hundreds of federalized National Guard members to the city, calling the plan unlawful and a threat of occupation.
• The White House confirmed President Trump authorized using Illinois National Guard personnel, while a Defense Department memo indicated up to 400 Texas Guard members were being activated for missions to Illinois and Oregon.
• U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut granted a temporary restraining order that blocks any National Guard deployment to Oregon, including units redirected from California and Texas, citing state sovereignty and a lack of necessity.
• Chicago’s mayor signed an executive order barring federal immigration agents from using city property for staging, as DHS acknowledged agents shot a woman on the city’s southwest side and reported 13 protest arrests near the Broadview ICE facility.
• A September ruling that found the Los Angeles deployment unlawful under federal law is informing current suits, with further court action pending on the scope of domestic military authority.