Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Texas national guard troops head to Illinois after judge fails to block move

The Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, said the Trump administration had not discussed plans to federalize the state's national guard or to send in troops from other states. "We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's invasion," he said in a statement. "It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois national guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops."… 

 "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," the lawsuit says…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/06/trump-administration-illinois-national-guard


 

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