Overview

• The White House authorized 300 National Guard members for Chicago to protect federal officers and property over Governor J.B. Pritzker’s objections.
• DHS said federal officers fired defensive shots during an ICE operation in Chicago’s Brighton Park, wounding a woman who later sought hospital care.
• U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut blocked a separate plan to send 200 Guard members to Portland, finding the president’s depiction of daily unrest untethered to the facts.
• The ruling warned that the administration’s rationale risks blurring the line between civilian policing and military power and deemed local law enforcement sufficient.
• The administration is expected to appeal to the Ninth Circuit, and Chicago becomes the latest Democratic-led city to see a unilateral Guard authorization after Los Angeles, Washington, Memphis, and Portland.