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National Guard Takes Up Posts at Chicago Federal Sites After Trump Orders Deployment

Illinois leaders have sued to block federal control of Guard units, a fight now playing out alongside street protests.

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Overview

  • U.S. Northern Command says Guard members are now protecting ICE facilities and other federal buildings in Chicago after beginning operations on Wednesday.
  • The force includes some of the 200 personnel sent from Texas, with additional Illinois troops staging at an armory roughly 90 kilometers southwest of the city.
  • Governor J.B. Pritzker and Mayor Brandon Johnson have filed suit to halt the deployment, with a court hearing scheduled for Thursday.
  • President Trump has called for jailing Pritzker and Johnson over their resistance to the federal action.
  • The White House cites urban crime and an Insurrection Act rationale for the move, while recent polling shows improved urban approval for Trump, including 47% in a TIPP survey.