Illinois, Texas National Guard Deployment Standoff Intensifies Amid Trump Administration Immigration Crackdown

Tensions escalated significantly this weekend as the Trump administration moved to deploy hundreds of National Guard troops to Illinois and other states, prompting sharp condemnation from Governor JB Pritzker and other state leaders. President Trump’s administration plans to send 300 Illinois National Guard troops to the Chicago region for at least 60 days, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Adding to the controversy, Governor Pritzker announced late Sunday that hundreds of Texas National Guard members were also being prepared for deployment to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations. Pritzker vehemently opposed these federal actions, calling it “Trump’s Invasion” and stating, “It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops.”

The developments are part of a rapid escalation of immigration enforcement by the Trump administration. Pritzker had previously vowed to go to court to stop any federal deployment over his objection, citing the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. The White House defended the deployments, citing the need to protect federal personnel and property amidst ongoing demonstrations. This comes as a federal judge in Oregon blocked Trump’s mobilization of Oregon National Guard members in Portland, a ruling the administration is attempting to circumvent by deploying California National Guard troops there.

Governor Pritzker urged Texas Governor Abbott to withdraw support for the decision, emphasizing that state National Guard members should not be used as political props. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office is monitoring the situation, prepared to take legal action against any unlawful deployment.

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