""This morning, the Trump Administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will," Pritzker said in a statement. "It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.""
"The escalation of federal law enforcement in Illinois follows similar deployments in other parts of the country. Trump deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles over the summer and as part of his law enforcement takeover in Washington, D.C. Meanwhile Tennessee National Guard troops are expected to help Memphis police."
"California Gov. Gavin Newsom sued to stop the deployment in Los Angeles and won a temporary block in federal court. The Trump administration has appealed that ruling that the use of the guard was illegal, and a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has indicated that it believes the government is likely to prevail."
""For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control," said the governor, who also noted that state, county and local law enforcement have been coordinating to ensure the safety of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Broadview facility on the outskirts of Chicago."
The Pentagon notified Illinois that 300 National Guard members will be federalized, though timing and deployment locations were not specified. President Donald Trump has previously threatened troop deployments to Chicago. The action would reassign state Guard personnel away from families and civilian jobs and has been characterized by state leadership as an ultimatum and unacceptable. Federal law enforcement escalations have occurred in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., while Tennessee Guard troops are expected to assist Memphis police. California obtained a temporary federal-court block against Los Angeles deployment, and an appeal has signaled a possible federal victory. State, county and local agencies coordinated security for the ICE Broadview facility.
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