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Trump Calls for Jailing Illinois Leaders as Federalized Guard Stages Near Chicago

A federal judge has allowed troop positioning near Chicago pending a Thursday hearing.

Members of the Texas National Guard assemble at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Illinois, on October 7.
Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Police and federal officers throw gas canisters to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Overview

  • President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker "should be in jail" for allegedly failing to protect ICE officers.
  • More than 500 National Guard troops, including units from Texas and Illinois, are staging near Chicago to protect federal personnel and facilities, according to U.S. Northern Command and military officials.
  • Illinois and the City of Chicago have sued to block the federalized deployment, and Mayor Johnson signed an executive order creating "ICE‑free zones" on city property.
  • Recent enforcement operations in Chicago have drawn scrutiny after helicopter raids, mass arrests, and a Border Patrol shooting of a woman during a confrontation near a protest site.
  • Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if courts restrict deployments, as judges have curtailed related actions in Los Angeles and blocked them in Portland, and polling shows most Americans oppose troop use without an external threat.