Texas National Guard troops arrived in the Chicago area on Tuesday as President Trump intensifies his crackdown on the city.
The big picture: Illinois filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Monday seeking to stop the troop deployment, following moves by California and Oregon to temporarily halt the National Guard presence in Portland.
Members of the Texas National Guard at the Elwood center. President Trump threatened to deploy the National Guard to Chicago Saturday after two people allegedly used their vehicles to strike a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agent's car. Photo: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
A Texas National Guard member at the training facility. National Guard members at the center. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said on X there is "no need for military troops on the ground in the state of Illinois." Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
Trump deployed 300 National Guard members Monday evening, despite the city suing the administration. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
U.S. District Judge April Perry said she would not review Illinois' ruling to halt the Trump Administration sending troops to Chicago until Thursday morning. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
If Perry temporarily blocks Trump from deploying troops in Chicago, the president suggested he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
A woman protests the arrival of the National Guard near a training center. Trump would be the first president in more than 60 years to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. troops without state approval. Photo: Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images
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