"44. The supposed current emergency is belied by the fact that Trump's Chicago troop deployment threats began more than ten years ago. In a social media post from 2013 Trump writes "we need our troops on the streets of Chicago, not in Syria.""
"47. Three years ago, in 2022, Trump was between his presidential terms. In two separate speeches that summer, Trump shared his plans for Chicago, stating in July 2022 that the "next president needs to send the National Guard to the most dangerous neighborhoods in Chicago." He reiterated that point at the August 2022 CPAC speech, saying that the problem was "these cities that were run by Democrats going so bad so fast.""
"57. On April 18, 2025, Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and the Homeland Security Advisor leveled the accusation that "Sanctuary cities shield criminal illegal aliens from removal." Although not a lawyer, he opined that "these cities are engaged in systemic criminal violations and that they are engaged in a scheme to nullify and obstruct th"
Three separate state lawsuits challenge federal deployments to U.S. cities under different legal theories. California contests whether protest scale justified nationalizing the National Guard and deploying Marines. Oregon documents that claims about Portland overstated conditions and that significant protests had subsided well before federal forces were called in. Illinois contends the deployments arise from longstanding political animus, tracing hostile statements to 2013, reiterations in 2022, and further targeting rhetoric from senior White House officials in 2025 regarding sanctuary cities and enforcement schemes.
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