Illinois and Chicago Sue to block the deployment of Trump from the National Guard: look live
The state of Illinois and Chicago continue the Trump administration on their plans to deploy the National Guard.
“The American people, regardless of where they live, should not live under the threat of occupation by the American army, in particular not simply because their city or their direction of the state fell in favor of a president,” said the trial in their introduction.
In the trial, which appoints both the state of Illinois and the city of Chicago as complainants, the attorney general of Illinois, Kwame Raoul, writes: “The deployment of troops federalized by the defendants in Illinois is manifestly illegal.” He continues: “The complainants ask this court to stop the illegal, dangerous and unconstitutional federalization of the members of the United States National Guard, including the Illinois and Texas National Guard”.
Raoul requests a temporary prohibition order, claiming that the deployment will cause “additional disorders”, “police distrust” of a DHARM to the state economy.
During the weekendA Federal memo obtained by CBS News revealed that up to 300 members of the Illinois National Guard would be federalized and deployed to “protect federal property” and “government staff fulfilling federal functions”.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker confirmed that the service note and said it was also informed that 400 other members of the Texas National Guard would be deployed in Chicago and Portland, Oregon.
A The federal judge temporarily blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Portland on Sunday.
The developments that take place quickly arise as the administration depicts the cities led by Democrats as being ravaged by war and without law and in the midst of Trump’s repression against illegal immigration. The officials of the two cities challenged the characterizations of the president, claiming that military intervention was not necessary and that it is a federal involvement that ignites the situation.
The trial alleges that “these advances in the” war “for the long time of President Trump on Chicago and the Illinois are illegal and dangerous for a long time”.
“The American people, no matter where they live, should not live under the threat of the occupation of the American soldiers, in particular not simply because their city or their management of the state fell in favor of a president,” said the trial.
The American Senators of Illinois Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth published a declaration in collaboration with other Democrats of Illinois, demanding from Mr. Trump to overthrow his decision to deploy troops of the National Guard.
“We write to urge you to reverse your reckless decision to federate and deploy the troops of the National Guard of Texas and Illinois to Illinois. Your use of soldiers to sow fear and chaos in American cities, including objections of several governors, is unconstitutional and non-American, influences individual rights and states, and threatens to underline military preparation and morale
Pritzker and Raoul will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Monday, where they will also be joined by the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson. CBS News Chicago will broadcast this press conference live on our 24/7 news flow and on the air.
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