CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating clashes between democratically-led states and Republican administrations, and actively immigration enforcement work in the country’s third largest city.
The legal challenge came in a few hours later The judge blocked Security guards deployed in Portland, Oregon.
The Chicago lawsuit also raised interests after a violent weekend. Authorities said the woman was shot by federal agents when Border Patrol vehicles were boxed in other vehicles and was hit. The city’s police chief rejected the proposal that his officers were on the side of the government in such unstable circumstances.
The Trump administration portrayed cities as war-torn and lawless in their crackdown on illegal immigration. Officials in Illinois and Oregon say military intervention is not necessary, and federal involvement is on fire.
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The lawsuit argues that these advances in “the long war between President Trump in Chicago and Illinois” are illegal and dangerous. Illinois Gov. JB Pretzker said a court hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
“Donald Trump uses our service members as political props and as pawns in illegal efforts to militarize our country’s cities,” Democrat Pretzker said.
Governor: Federal waves are “invasions”
The Pritzker is home to around 300 members of the state security forces. Federalized and unfolded To Chicago, with 400 others from Texas.
Pretzker said the potential development amounted to a “Trump invasion,” and he called on Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to block it. Abbott retreated and said crackdowns were needed to protect federal workers in the city as part of the president’s increasing immigration enforcement.
White House spokesman Abigail Jackson confirmed in a weekend statement that Trump used members of the Illinois National Guard to allow it.
A view of an armed border patrol agent Arrested near famous landmarks It amplified concerns from Chicagoans Already unsure After the immigrant crackdown that began last month. Agents are targeting Latinos, where there are high numbers of immigrants.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Monday he signed an enforcement order banning city-owned properties such as parking lots, garages and vacant lots from using them as staging areas for enforcement operations.
Mayor limits protest times on ice
Protesters frequently gather near immigration facilities outside the city, while federal officials say 13 protesters arrested Friday near the US Immigration Customs Facility in Broadview. Mayor Katrina Thompson said she is restricting protests from 9am to 6pm, citing safety and other factors.
Elsewhere, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed that agents shot a woman on the southwest side of Chicago on Saturday. The department said it happened after Border Patrol agents patrol the area were “running into a vehicle and boxed in 10 cars.”
Chicago Police Principal Larry Snelling said it is reasonable for an agent to use force if he believes the agent is ambushed. He noted that officers were relocated from other parts of the city to assist agents, with 27 people affected by tear gas.
“We can’t become a society where we decide to take everything in our own hands and start committing crimes against law enforcement,” Snell said.
He said it’s difficult to “toe the line” between not supporting federal immigration agents and maintaining public safety.
Portland says there is no crime crisis there.
In Portland, U.S. District Judge Karin on Sunday banned the deployment of security forces from the state and the District of Columbia into Oregon on temporary restraining orders sought by Oregon.
Immergut, appointed by Trump during his first term, seemed incredible to the president Moved to send the National Guard From nearby California and hours after she first ruled it, from Texas to Oregon on Sunday.
“Didn’t the defendant simply avoid my order?” she said. “Why is this appropriate?”
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt criticized the decision, saying the president is using his authority as commander.
Portland’s ICE facility peaked in June when Portland police declared a riot and since then the clashes were small, and was the site of monthly protests.
Over the past few weeks, nighttime protests have usually portrayed dozens of people before Trump ordered the National Guard. Over the weekend, a large crowd gathered outside the facility, with federal agents firing tear gas. Portland police have made several arrests.
The most violent crime in the United States I declined In recent years, in Portland, murders between January and June have declined from 51% to 17 this year compared to the same period in 2024, data show.
Since launching a second term, Trump has dispatched or spoke about sending troops to 10 cities, including Baltimore. Memphis, Tennessee. District of Columbia; New Orleans; California cities in Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
a A federal judge said in September. The administration “deliberately” violated federal law by deploying security forces in Los Angeles over protests over immigrant raids.
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Associated Press reporters, Sofia Turrene of Chicago, Todd Richmond of Madison, Wisconsin, and Ed White of Detroit contributed to the story.
