"The state filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump administration in which it argues that the Illinois National Guard can only be federalized if there is a foreign invasion, rebellion or if the federal government is unable to enforce federal laws."
"The only "agitation" and "chaos" in and around Chicago, Raoul said, is from "[Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and Border Patrol firing pepper gas at civilians, journalists," and "even Chicago police officers.""
"For weeks, the Trump administration has carried out aggressive immigration enforcement in Chicago, including a recent raid of an apartment building during which agents pulled residents, including children, out of their homes and detained some U.S. citizens."
President Trump asserted the National Guard is needed in Chicago to address crime despite the city recording its fewest summer murders in 60 years. Illinois filed a lawsuit arguing the Illinois National Guard can be federalized only for a foreign invasion, rebellion, or when the federal government cannot enforce federal laws, and that none of those conditions exist in Chicago. The state's account attributes local agitation to ICE and Border Patrol using pepper gas against civilians, journalists, and police. Federal immigration enforcement in Chicago has included apartment raids, detentions of some U.S. citizens, confrontations with protesters, and a Border Patrol shooting.
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