Overview

• Two hundred Texas National Guard members arrived near Chicago for a 60‑day mission to protect federal personnel and property, according to the Pentagon.
• The deployment follows a federal order to place roughly 300 Illinois guardsmen under national control for use in the city.
• Illinois and the City of Chicago have sued to block the federalization and planned deployments, arguing the move is unlawful.
• A federal judge separately barred the stationing of National Guard troops in Portland, marking a legal setback for similar actions.
• President Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act if people were killed or if courts, governors or mayors impeded federal actions, as Chicago moved to establish ICE‑free zones in select public spaces.