Overview
- Pritzker said Trump ordered 400 Texas National Guard personnel to Illinois, Oregon and additional states as part of a crime‑reduction push.
- The Illinois governor urged Texas Governor Greg Abbott to refuse cooperation with the deployment.
- Trump separately said he would send the National Guard to Chicago during remarks at a Navy event in Virginia.
- Reporting notes an order to send 300 Guard members to Chicago, and Customs and Border Protection units had previously arrived there.
- On September 27, Trump directed forces to protect Portland and ICE facilities, drawing a sharp response from Oregon Governor Tina Kotek.