Tensions between Illinois and the Trump administration reached a boiling point Monday as state officials filed a federal lawsuit to block the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago.
“Defendants’ deployment of federalized troops to Illinois is patently unlawful,” the lawsuit states, according to CNN. “Plaintiffs ask this court to halt the illegal, dangerous, and unconstitutional federalization of members of the National Guard of the United States, including both the Illinois and Texas National Guard.”
The move comes just two days after the White House authorized 300 Illinois National Guard members to be sent into Chicago, claiming the goal was to “protect federal officers and assets.”
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker wasn’t having it. After learning that 400 more troops from Texas could be sent to Illinois and Oregon, he blasted the move as an “invasion.”
The state’s legal filing argues that the deployment is not only unauthorized but also politically motivated. The complaint highlights President Trump’s history of hostile comments about Chicago and Illinois as further evidence of intent.
Named in the lawsuit are Trump, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
This legal battle mirrors a similar one already unfolding in Oregon, where a Trump-appointed judge temporarily blocked federalized troop deployments to Portland.
Illinois is now seeking the same outcome.
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