"For weeks President Trump has threatened to send National Guard troops to Chicago. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump's repeated threats to send troops are a power grab while the President says it's an effort to fight crime. Pritzker alleges that Trump wants to set a pattern of military intervention before the 2026 Congressional elections. Trump appears to lack the legal authority, at this point, to deploy troops to Chicago without Pritzker's request."
""You think they're questioning them? Because that's not what any of us are seeing in any of the bystander videos that have been made. People are being grabbed," Pritzker said. "You shouldn't have to walk around with papers the way that they did in the early days of Nazi Germany to prove that you belong and that you're not one of them. And that is essentially the kind of country that we're becoming.""
President Trump has repeatedly threatened to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, framing the move as an effort to fight crime. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker calls the threats a federal power grab and alleges an intent to normalize military intervention ahead of the 2026 Congressional elections. Trump currently appears to lack the legal authority to deploy troops without the governor's request. The Department of Homeland Security announced "Operation Midway Blitz," aimed at rounding up people without legal status. Pritzker toured the National Museum of Mexican Art and criticized a Supreme Court decision and enforcement tactics he equates with racial profiling.
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