ELWOOD, Illinois (August AP) — The National Guard is located outside Chicago and could arrive in Memphis by Friday as the Trump administration pushes forward with aggressive policies against crime in big cities with or without local leadership. Whether or not you support it.
Despite the lawsuits and litigation, the Texas-born National Guard officer had settled at the Army Reserve Center in Illinois by early Wednesday morning. The intense opposition From elected leaders of the Democratic Party. Their exact mission is not clear, but the Trump administration has been running an aggressive immigration crackdown operation in the country’s third largest city, with protesters frequently gathering in immigration buildings outside Broadview.
The president called Chicago a “hell hole” of crime, but police statistics show that most crimes, including murder, have been significantly reduced.
In Memphis, Tennessee, police chief Serelin Davis said a small group of commanders were already in the city and planned for the security forces to arrive.
Republican Gov. Bill Lee said the military will be sent to represent the U.S. Marshals to “play a vital support role” for local law enforcement, but that role has not yet been defined accurately.
President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy troops to the US mainland despite local opposition It caused a dispute with Governor Blue. Illinois and the city of Chicago have asked federal judges to cancel the “world Trump has declared over the state.” A court hearing regarding their case is scheduled for Thursday. In Oregon, Become a judge on the weekend It prevented the deployment of guards to Portland.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker predicted that 400 people from Texas would be sent to the state as well as the National Guard. He accused President Trump of using the military as “political props” and “pawns” and said he has not received warnings from the U.S. government about the deployment of the military.
The Associated Press witnessed soldiers patched with Texas National Guard at Elwood’s U.S. Army Reserve Center, 55 miles (89 kilometres) southwest of Chicago. A truck marked as an emergency disaster service brought in portable toilets and other supplies. Trailers were lined up all over the place. Additional fences were laid around.
He’ll be about 150 years old The Private Police Act Limit the role of the military in enforcing domestic law. But President Trump said he was prepared to invoke rebellion laws that would allow the president to deploy active duty troops to states that cannot suppress rebellions or violate federal laws.
Federal Aviation Administration Ordered flight restrictions For safety reasons, they will fly over the Army Reserve Center until December 6th.
Armed Border Patrol Members Arrested near famous landmarks Post-facto concerns are amplified Immigration crackdowns that began last month. Investigators are targeting areas with a large number of immigrants and large Latinx residents.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Monday banning federal immigration officials and others from using city-owned land as a hub for enforcement activities.
Since his second term began, Trump has been sending troops to 10 cities, including Baltimore, and talking about dispatches. District of Columbia; New Orleans; and California cities Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The most violent crime in America I declined In recent years. Police data show that by August, the number of homicides in Chicago fell 31% to 278. Portland murders from January to June this year fell 51% to 17 cases, compared to the same period in 2024.
In Portland, months of nightly protests continued at the U.S. immigration customs enforcement facility continued Tuesday night. Police declared a riot in June, and small clashes have continued ever since.
The Court of Appeals is scheduled to argue Thursday about the government’s plan to deploy security forces in Portland.
Oregon Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek told Homeland Security Secretary Christie Noem on Tuesday that there were “no riots” in the state.
Portland Police Chief Bob Day said Tuesday that the department should work closer with federal agents as more officers could be placed at the ICE facility.
Noem told FOX News Tuesday that he had told Portland Mayor Keith Wilson that if the city had not strengthened security at the ICE building, had no support from local police and had not taken other safety measures, he would have “spent four times as many federal staff here.”
a A federal judge said in September: The administration “deliberately” violated federal law by sending security forces to Los Angeles over protests against immigration attacks.
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Fernando reported from Chicago. Associated Press reporter Claire Rush of Portland, Oregon, Adrian Sainz of Memphis, Tennessee, Sarah Laza of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Scott Bauer of Madison, Wisconsin, Ed White of Detroit, and Harry Golden of Seattle, contributed to the article.
