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Texas Guard Troops Arrive in Chicago as Trump Weighs Insurrection Act, Calls to Jail Local Leaders

Legal challenges intensify following a judge's Portland block, with cities moving to restrict ICE access.

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La ley permite el despliegue de tropas en EE.UU. en situaciones limitadas
FILE PHOTO: A members of the Mississippi National Guard stands near the Washington Monument on the National Mall after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo
WASHINGTON (United States of America), 06/10/2025.- US President Donald Trump gives remarks to the media after signing an executive order regarding mining in Alaska, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 06 October 2025. EFE/EPA/Aaron Schwartz - Pool via CNP / POOL

Overview

  • About half of the roughly 200 Texas National Guard troops ordered to Illinois have arrived in the Chicago area to support federal agents, with additional deployments expected.
  • Illinois and the City of Chicago filed lawsuits contesting the deployments, while a federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked a separate attempt to send federalized Guard to Portland.
  • President Trump said he may invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass court orders or uncooperative officials and posted that Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor should be jailed for “not protecting ICE.”
  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order designating municipal properties as ICE‑free zones to deny the agency use of city facilities for immigration operations.
  • Reports from Chicago describe tense ICE operations and protests, including Border Patrol gunfire that wounded a U.S. citizen, as civil‑rights groups such as the ACLU pursue litigation over federal tactics.