Summary
Illinois has filed a lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago. This legal action follows other similar challenges in Oregon, where a judge temporarily blocked the deployment of troops. The lawsuit claims that using the military in this way is unconstitutional.
Key Facts
- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Chicago officials filed the lawsuit against troop deployment.
- A judge in Oregon temporarily stopped Trump's plan to send National Guard troops to Portland.
- President Trump wants to use the military to help with law enforcement and control protests.
- Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called Trump's plan to deploy troops "unlawful and unconstitutional".
- Trump has already sent National Guard troops to places like Los Angeles and Washington, DC.
- US law allows the National Guard to support federal law enforcement in some cases, but regular military use is limited.
- Trump referred to protests as "civil disturbances" and suggested using cities as training grounds for the military.
- In Chicago, there has been tension and protests near immigration facilities, leading to clashes with federal agents.
