Texas National Guard en route to Chicago

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Texas National Guard members arrive in Illinois, sources say troops could begin assignments Wednesday
Members of the Texas National Guard have begun arriving at a U.S. Army Reserve facility in Chicago's far southwestern suburbs, where they're expected to participate in training before they are sent on their assignments to protect U.

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Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's 'authoritarian march'
Texas National Guard members arrive in Illinois. What happens next?
Chicago and Illinois Sue to Stop Trump’s Guard Deployment Plan After Portland Ruling
Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.

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Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers
Federal judge declines to immediately block National Guard deployment in Illinois
Gov. JB Pritzker says President Trump deploying troops to Chicago due to ‘dementia’ and obsessive fixations
This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” Pritzker said in a telephone interview with the Chicago Tribune.

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Gov. JB Pritzker says Texas National Guard expected to join troops from Illinois as deportations escalate
National Guard troops report to Illinois as lawsuit against Trump administration seeks to halt their deployment

Live Updates: National Guard Troops Assemble in Chicago Area as Trump Officials Make Visits

Troops from Texas arrived in Illinois and are expected to deploy in the Chicago area on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said. Officials there and in Portland, Ore., are trying to block the deployments in court.

Homeland Security requests National Guard to be sent to Chicago despite protests from local leaders

The request came after law enforcement who were patrolling near the intersection of 39th Place and S. Kedzie Avenue in Chicago shot an unidentified "armed U.S. citizen" Saturday morning who was allegedly on Homeland Security's radar, according to the top spokeswoman at DHS.
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