Overview

• The Texas Military Department said a small group of the roughly 200 mobilized soldiers failed validation and were replaced or sent home, without specifying how many or which standards were missed.
• Guard statements emphasized height, weight and fitness requirements, noting that the less-than-24-hour mobilization required a concurrent validation process.
• A federal judge issued a two-week restraining order that blocks active deployment, and an appeals court allowed troops to remain under federal control as they conduct planning and training, according to U.S. Northern Command.
• Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who recently pushed stricter fitness enforcement, praised the replacements and posted that standards are back.
• President Donald Trump ordered about 200 Texas troops, alongside roughly 300 Illinois Guardsmen, to protect federal personnel and property near an ICE facility in the Chicago area where protests have occurred.