"The lawsuit comes as Trump is deploying troops to Democratic-run cities across the country to advance his authoritarian and anti-immigrant agenda under the guise of fighting crime. The White House has said it needs 300 troops from the Illinois National Guard to "protect federal officers and assets," parroting its justification for sending troops to Los Angeles earlier this year to repress protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids."
"The Trump administration has indicated that it would also like to deploy National Guard troops from other states to Chicago. President Donald Trump's "deployment of federalized troops to Illinois is patently unlawful," reads the complaint from the state and city. "Plaintiffs ask this court to halt the illegal, dangerous, and unconstitutional federalization of members of the National Guard of the United States, including both the Illinois and Texas National Guard.""
A lawsuit filed by the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois seeks to block the Trump administration's plan to federalize National Guard troops and send them to Chicago. The complaint contends the deployment is unlawful, dangerous, unconstitutional, and politically motivated, and requests a court injunction to halt federalization of Illinois and Texas National Guard members. The White House justified the request by saying it needs 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets. The administration has also indicated plans to draw National Guard troops from other states. A federal judge previously ruled a similar Los Angeles deployment unlawful.
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