Illinois, Chicago Sue Trump Admin to Halt National Guard Deployment to Chicago

Illinois, Chicago Sue Trump Admin to Halt National Guard Deployment to Chicago

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images

The state of Illinois and city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Oct. 6 in a bid to halt the federal government from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago.

The state and city are arguing in the new legal complaint filed in federal district court in Illinois that the federal government has no legal authority to intervene in the state’s law enforcement efforts.
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Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

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