""It's the latest turn in a dizzying three-day saga that saw the Trump administration attempt to federalize National Guard troops in Illinois and Oregon as well as dispatch guard members there from other states. President Trump has for weeks promised to send National Guard members to Chicago and Portland, cities he's characterized as overrun with crime and in need of federal law enforcement help.""
""The administration has also said the troops will be used to protect federal immigration agents and federal property. Local and state leaders in Illinois and Oregon have said National Guard troops are not needed and that Trump is abusing his power. Still, the administration has moved ahead with its plans to deploy the National Guard into the two Democratic-run cities, after it sent guard members into Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. earlier this year.""
""The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president's favor," Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul wrote in the complaint."
Illinois and the city of Chicago filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from federalizing the Illinois National Guard and from sending guard members from other states to Illinois. The complaint argues federalization is limited to cases of invasion, rebellion, or when the federal government cannot enforce federal law, and that none of those conditions exist. President Trump authorized at least 300 Illinois National Guard members and has promised deployments to Chicago and Portland to protect federal immigration agents and property. Local and state leaders in Illinois and Oregon say the troops are unnecessary and an abuse of power. The administration previously sent guard members to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and moved ahead with plans for the two Democratic-run cities despite objections.
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