"Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has slammed what he called Donald Trump's invasion, saying the United States president had ordered an additional 400 National Guard members from Texas to be deployed to Illinois, Oregon and other states. I call on Governor Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate, he said on X Sunday evening. There is no reason a President should send military troops into a sovereign state without their knowledge, consent, or cooperation."
"Texas Governor Greg Abbott responded by saying he fully authorised Trump's deployment of his state's National Guard soldiers to other states. You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it, Abbott said in a post on X. The Texas National Guard defend our country with pride, Abbott added."
"Residents and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, which canvassed the area, said those who were zip-tied included children and US citizens. Rodrick Johnson, a US citizen briefly detained, said agents broke through his door and placed him in zip ties. I asked if they had a warrant, and I asked for a lawyer, the 67-year-old told the Chicago Sun-Times. They never brought one."
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called the deployment an invasion and demanded Governor Greg Abbott withdraw support, saying a president should not send troops into a sovereign state without knowledge, consent, or cooperation. Texas Governor Greg Abbott fully authorized transfer of 400 Texas National Guard members to Illinois, Oregon and other states and urged officials to enforce protection for federal employees or let the Texas Guard act. Federal immigration operations in Chicago prompted mass arrests and protests, with agents rappelling from Black Hawk helicopters and residents saying children and US citizens were zip-tied. A federal judge blocked the troop deployment to Oregon after the state challenged the move.
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