Cherms of the Texas National Guard in Illinois

Elwood, ill. (AP) – The members of the Texas National Guard settled in an army reserve center in Illinois on Tuesday, the most visible sign to date of the Trump administration plan to send troops to the Chicago region despite a trial and vigorous opposition Democratic elected leaders.

Illinois governor JB Pritzker, who accused President Donald Trump of having used troops as “political accessories” and “pawns”, said that he had not obtained a Washington title.

The Associated Press saw the military staff in uniforms with the Patch of the Texas National Guard at the US Army Reserve Center in Elwood, at 55 miles (89 kilometers) southwest of Chicago. The trucks marked the emergency disaster services drawn and out, depositing portable toilets and other supplies. Trailers have been installed in rows. An additional fence was distributed over the perimeter.

The guardian’s exact mission was not immediately clear, although the Trump administration had an aggressive immigration application in the third city in the country, and the demonstrators frequently joined an immigration building outside Chicago in BroadView. The president has repeatedly described Chicago in hostile terms, calling him a “hellish hole” of the crime, although police statistics show significant declines from most crimes, including homicides.

Trump’s attempt to deploy the army on American soil on local opposition has triggered a conflict with the governors of the blue state. The Illinois and Chicago urge a federal judge to intervene and to arrest “war” Trump’s long “war” on the state. A court hearing on their trial is scheduled for Thursday. In Oregon, a judge on weekends blocked the deployment of the goalkeeper in Portland, Oregon.

Illinois: We don’t need troops

Pritzker had predicted on Monday that the troops of the Illinois National Guard would be activated, as well as 400 of Texas. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott posted a photo on social networks showing troops aboard an airplane and said “still ready”.

Pritzker said that he had “literally canceled everything” on Saturday in anticipation of a defense secretary Pete Hegseth.

“They did not get the phone and called me.

The man of almost 150 years Comitatus act posse limits the role of soldiers in the application of national laws. However, Trump said he would be willing to invoke the insurrection law, which allows a president to dispatch soldiers in active service in states that are unable to file an insurrection or challenge federal law.

Federal Aviation Administration Flight restrictions ordered Above the army reserve center for security reasons until December 6.

Robert Hartley, 62, who works at Raceway Pizza and closer to the site, said he had doubts about the commissioning of the guard.

“I think the president could exceed his limits,” said Hartley.

Monthly

The sight of armed border patrol agents carry out arrests near famous monuments has amplified the concerns of the Chicagoans already uncomfortable After a repression of immigration that started last month. The agents targeted the heavy areas and largely Latin American.

The mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, signed a decree on Monday with the exception of federal immigration agents and others for the use of a property belonging to the city, such as parking lots, garages and vacant terrains, such as staging areas for application operations.

In Memphis, in Tennessee, during this time, the chief of police Cerelyn Davis said that guard troops could arrive on Friday. She said that a small group of commanders was already in the city, working on planning and logistics.

The Republican Governor Bill Lee, who supports the effort, said that the troops will be deputy by the American marshal service to “play a role of critical support” for the application of local law, although this role has not yet been defined.

A large military strategy

Since the start of his second term, Trump has sent or spoke about sending troops to 10 cities, including Baltimore; Memphis; The Columbia district; New Orleans; And the cities of California of Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The most violent crimes of the United States refused in recent years. In Chicago, homicides dropped by 31% to 278 until August, according to police data. Portland homicides from January to June decreased by 51% to 17 this year compared to the same period in 2024.

In Portland, an American installation of American immigration and application of customs has been the site of night demonstrations for months, culminating in June when local police said a riot, with smaller clashes occurring since then. During the weekend, larger crowds gathered outside the establishment and federal agents fired tear gas.

A court of appeal provided for arguments for Thursday in the government’s offer to overcome the decisions of a lower court and to deploy the goalkeeper in Portland.

Oregon Democratic Governor Tina Kotek said that she had met the secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security on Tuesday, Kristi Noem, and told him that there was “no insurrection” in the state.

“Oregon is united against military police in our communities,” Kotek said.

A The federal judge in September said The administration “voluntarily” breaks the federal law by putting guard troops in Los Angeles for demonstrations concerning immigration raids.

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Fernando reported to Chicago. The journalists of the Associated Press Claire Rush in Portland, Oregon, Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tennessee, Sarah Raza in Sioux Falls, Dakota du Sud, Scott Bauer in Madison, Wisconsin and Ed White in Detroit contributed to this story.