Overview

• President Donald Trump authorized 300 National Guard personnel for Chicago as DHS labeled the city a “zone of war,” a move rejected by Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker after what he described as a federal ultimatum.
• U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut temporarily blocked the planned Guard deployment to Portland, ruling the White House had not shown facts that justified the action.
• Federal immigration operations intensified in Chicago, where a DHS agent shot a motorist whom the department said was armed and had rammed a patrol vehicle, fueling fresh protests.
• Israel intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla roughly 42.5 nautical miles off Gaza, detaining more than 470 people and deporting hundreds, with additional groups flown out on Monday.
• Repatriated activists, including Spaniards, alleged violent mistreatment in custody as Israel publicly denied abuse; Mexico’s Foreign Ministry secured authorization to return six nationals from Ktziot with medical assistance and an ambassador-led protection protocol.