Hundreds of protesters hit the streets around the Chicago area Wednesday evening as National Guard troops were anticipated to be deployed in the Chicago area. Earlier in the day, a military source told the Sun-Times that Texas National Guard troops were expected to head to the Broadview ICE facility in the west suburbs. Details were scant on how many troops …
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Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers with Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, March 4, 2018 in Salem, Oregon. Sgt. 1st Class April Davis / Oregon Military Department Public Affairs Oregon National Guard troops can remain under federal control – but can’t yet be deployed in Portland – under an order issued by a panel of federal appeals court judges. …
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Some 500 National Guard members have arrived in the Chicago area and are mobilized for an initial period of 60 days, despite an ongoing lawsuit challenging their deployment there, according to a statement Wednesday morning from U.S. Northern Command, a part of the Defense Department. About 200 members from multiple units in the Texas National Guard and some 300 members …
Read More »ELWOOD, Ill. (AP) — National Guard troops are positioned outside Chicago and could also be in Memphis by Friday, as President Donald Trump’s administration pushes ahead with an aggressive policy toward big-city crime — whether local leaders support it or not. Troops’ presence at an Illinois Army Reserve center came despite a lawsuit and vigorous opposition from Democratic elected leaders. …
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Hundreds of National Guard troops from Texas have arrived at an army training centre outside Chicago to support US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Trump has branded Chicago a “war zone”, following recent protests against federal immigration officials in the third-largest US city. The deployment comes amid opposition from local officials. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has accused the Trump administration …
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