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Trump Says Chicago Mayor and Illinois Governor Should Be Jailed as Guard Arrives Near City

The remarks escalate a standoff over federalized Guard units positioned outside Chicago, with a court hearing on Illinois’ bid to block the deployment scheduled for Thursday.

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)
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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Overview

  • President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. J.B. Pritzker “should be in jail” for allegedly failing to protect ICE officers, the latest escalation in his clash with Illinois leaders.
  • Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers are staged at the U.S. Army Reserve center in Elwood, Illinois, which the Pentagon describes as a Federal Protection Mission to safeguard federal personnel, property and operations.
  • Illinois and Chicago sued to halt the deployment; U.S. District Judge April M. Perry declined to issue a temporary restraining order and allowed limited deployment pending a Thursday hearing.
  • Administration and military officials say troops will not perform routine law-enforcement duties, and Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if courts block deployments elsewhere.
  • ICE’s Operation Midway Blitz has driven weeks of protests and clashes around Chicago facilities, including an Oct. 4 Border Patrol shooting and multiple arrests, as Johnson signed an order barring ICE from using city property.