CHICAGO: A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked former US President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, marking another legal setback for his attempts to send military forces into Democratic-led cities. US District Judge April Perry ruled that deploying Guard soldiers would “add fuel to the fire,” rejecting government claims […]
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Trump Deploys National Guard to Chicago
CHICAGO/WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 500 National Guard troops to the Chicago area on Wednesday, defying objections from both Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who condemned the move as an unnecessary militarization of their city. The deployment — which includes 200 troops from Texas and 300 from Illinois […]