Illinois asks judge to stop National Guard deployment
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President Donald Trump plans to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago, a move that's promising a legal challenge from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker. Trump moved to deploy the National Guard to another city Saturday by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago after the government said Border Patrol agents shot and injured a woman who was allegedly armed with a gun and attempted to run them over in Brighton Park on the city's Southwest Side.
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday said the Trump administration has begun preparations to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, including members of the Texas National Guard.
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