Overview

• Texas National Guard personnel were observed at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood, Illinois, about 55 miles from Chicago, following presidential orders to deploy to Democratic-led cities.
• U.S. Northern Command said the troops are mobilized for an initial 60 days to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, other federal workers performing federal functions, and federal property.
• The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a federal lawsuit to block the deployment as unlawful and dangerous, with Gov. J.B. Pritzker saying he received no advance notice and Mayor Brandon Johnson calling the move unconstitutional.
• A federal judge in Illinois declined to immediately halt the Chicago deployment and set a hearing for Thursday, contrasting with an Oregon ruling that temporarily blocked a similar deployment in Portland.
• Reports differ on the force size and origin, including accounts of 400 troops departing Fort Bliss and others citing 200 Texas troops plus 300 Illinois National Guard preparing, leaving key details in dispute.