The Trump administration has deployed around 500 National Guard troops to the Chicago area: 200 from Texas and 300 from Illinois, intended to protect federal property and personnel, especially ICE facilities.
Illinois and Chicago have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the deployment, calling it “illegal, dangerous, and unconstitutional,” and arguing it violates state sovereignty. AP
A federal judge, April Perry, temporarily blocked the deployment in Chicago for two weeks, citing lack of credible evidence of rebellion and raising constitutional concerns under the Tenth and Fourteenth Amendments.
The Trump administration maintains the deployment is lawful and justified to protect federal law enforcement functions from violence and interference.
