"Texas national guard troops have arrived in the Chicago area, marking an escalation of Donald Trump's crackdown on the city. Chicago has already seen a ramping up of immigration enforcement in the past few weeks, as well as increasingly violent altercations in the suburb of Broadview, where law enforcement has been filmed deploying tear gas and pepper gas against protestors."
"The latest military presence comes after April Perry, a US district judge, declined to immediately block troops from entering the city amid a pending lawsuit from the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago against the Trump administration's actions. Kwame Raoul, the Illinois attorney general, had filed the lawsuit on Monday in order to stop Trump from enlisting the state's national guard or sending in troops from other states such as Texas immediately and permanently."
"But after Perry's ruling, the troops were mobilized on Monday, and multiple outlets, including the Chicago Tribune and New York Times confirmed they were remaining in the Chicago area on Tuesday. Brandon Johnson, Chicago's mayor, also signed an executive order banning Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice) agents from operating on city-owned properties, the third executive order attempting to limit the power of Ice agents in the city since Trump first signaled the deployment."
Texas National Guard troops have been deployed to the Chicago area as federal immigration enforcement intensifies. Chicago has experienced increased immigration enforcement and violent confrontations in Broadview where police used tear gas and pepper spray against protesters. A US district judge declined to immediately bar troops amid a lawsuit filed by Illinois and Chicago seeking to prevent out-of-state troop deployments. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed to stop the enlistment or permanent transfer of other states' guards. Multiple outlets confirmed the troops remained in the region after mobilization. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson issued an executive order barring ICE from city-owned properties and staging grounds.
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