Summary
Texas Governor Greg Abbott authorized President Donald Trump to deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard. This decision opposes an appeal from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who asked not to deploy troops to Illinois. The deployment is part of an effort to protect federal officers amid rising tensions over immigration enforcement.
Key Facts
- Governor Greg Abbott approved President Trump's request to deploy 400 Texas National Guard members.
- The National Guard deployment is linked to immigration enforcement in Chicago.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker opposed the deployment and called it "Trump's Invasion."
- Pritzker claims there was no communication from federal officials about the deployment.
- The Texas National Guard will deploy to Illinois, Oregon, and other U.S. locations.
- An incident occurred in Chicago where officers shot a woman during a confrontation.
- Oregon won a legal battle to delay the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland.
- The court order in Oregon halts the deployment until at least October 18.
