JERRY NOWICKI, HANNAH MEISEL and ANDREW ADAMS
Capitol News Illinois
CHICAGO — Texas National Guard troops arrived in Illinois on Tuesday amid mounting judicial scrutiny of the federal government’s aggressive immigration enforcement in the Chicago area.
kAm%96 6D42=2E:@? @7 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E’D =2H 6?7@C46>6?E AC6D6?46 42>6 E96 D2>6 52J 2 7656C2= ;F586 CF=65 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? G:@=2E65 2 7656C2= 4@?D6?E 564C66 H96? 2CC6DE:?8 aa F?5@4F>6?E65 :>>:8C2?ED H:E9@FE H2CC2?ED 62C=:6C E9:D J62C]k^Am
kAm%92E CF=:?8 42>6 2 52J 367@C6 2 7656C2= 8C2?5 ;FCJ E@@< E96 C2C6 DE6A @7 564=:?:?8 E@ :?5:4E EH@ AC@E6DE@CD E92E 7656C2= AC@D64FE@CD 925 492C865 H:E9 C6D:DE:?8 2?5 2DD2F=E:?8 7656C2= @77:46CD]k^Am
kAmp?5 :E 42>6 E96 D2>6 52J 2 7656C2= ;F586 C6=62D65 EH@ :?5:G:5F2=D — @?6 @7 H9@> H2D D9@E 3J xrt — 2D E96J 2H2:E EC:2= 7@C 2==6865=J 2DD2F=E:?8 @77:46CD] x? E96 962C:?8 E92E =65 E@ E96:C AC6EC:2= C6=62D6[ @?6 @7 E96 5676?52?ED’ 2EE@C?6J D2:5 3@5J\42>6C2 7@@E286 4@?EC25:4ED E96 8@G6C?>6?E’D ?2CC2E:G6 E92E E96 AC@E6DE@CD 925 C2>>65 E96:C G69:4=6D]k^Am
kAmx==:?@:D 2?5 r9:428@’D =2HDF:E 282:?DE E96 56A=@J>6?E @7 7656C2= EC@@AD E@ E96 4:EJ[ >62?H9:=6[ :D D4965F=65 7@C 2 962C:?8 %9FCD52J 2D 7656C2= 4@FCED :?4C62D:?8=J 364@>6 E96 DE2E6’D >2:? 7C@?E 7@C C6D:DE2?46 E@ 7656C2= D9@HD @7 7@C46]k^Am
k9am':@=2E:@? @7 4@?D6?E 564C66k^9am
kAmp r9:428@ 7656C2= ;F586 E9:D H66< 7@F?5 E92E xrt G:@=2E65 2 4@?D6?E 564C66 H96? :E 2CC6DE65 2E =62DE aa :?5:G:5F2=D H:E9@FE H2CC2?ED 62C=:6C E9:D J62C]k^Am
kAm%96 CF=:?8[ AF3=:D965 %F6D52J[ 6IE6?565 E96 4@?D6?E 564C66 E92E =:>:ED :>>:8C2E:@? 286?ED’ 2FE9@C:EJ E@ >2<6 H2CC2?E=6DD 2CC6DED F?E:= u63CF2CJ 2?5 E96 ;F586 @C56C65 xrt E@ C6\:DDF6 CF=6D @? AC@323=6 42FD6 E@ 286?ED ?2E:@?H:56]k^Am
kAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 y677C6J rF>>:?8D 28C665 H:E9 :>>:8C2?E 2?5 4:G:= C:89ED 8C@FAD E92E 72F=E65 xrt’D ?6H A@=:4J @7 92G:?8 286?ED 42CCJ 3=2?< H2CC2?E 7@C>D 2?5 7:== E96> @FE 2E E96 D46?6 @7 2? 2CC6DE] %96 ;F586 CF=65 E96 FD6 @7 H92E 2C6 <?@H? 2D x\a__ H2CC2?ED :D “6IA=:4:E=J 56D:8?65†E@ 86E 2C@F?5 E96 C6BF:C6>6?E E92E 286?ED 92G6 AC@323=6 42FD6 367@C6 2CC6DE:?8 2? F?5@4F>6?E65 :>>:8C2?E]k^Am
kAmrF>>:?8D A@:?E65 E@ =2DE H66<’D C2:5 @? 2? 2A2CE>6?E 3F:=5:?8 :? r9:428@’D $@FE9 $9@C6 ?6:893@C9@@5 2D 2? 6I2>A=6 @7 E96 92C>D @7 3JA2DD:?8 AC@323=6 42FD6] x? E96 62C=J 9@FCD @7 $6AE] b_[ C@F89=J b__ 7656C2= 286?ED — :?4=F5:?8 D@>6 H9@ =2?565 2 q=24< w2H< 96=:4@AE6C @? E96 C@@7 — DE@C>65 E96 3F:=5:?8[ 6G6?EF2==J 2CC6DE:?8 >@C6 E92? E9C66 5@K6? A6@A=6]k^Am
kAmsw$ 4=2:>65 :E H2D E2C86E:?8 2==6865 >6>36CD @7 2 '6?6KF6=2? 82?8[ 3FE E96 492@E:4 C2:5 2?5 9@FCD=@?8 56E6?E:@?D 6IE6?565 E@ p>6C:42? 4:E:K6?D[ H9@ H6C6 AC:>2C:=J q=24<] p44@C5:?8 E@ ?6HD 244@F?ED @7 E96 :?4:56?E[ 2C>65 286?ED 3C@<6 5@H? 5@@CD 2E E96 `b_\F?:E 3F:=5:?8[ 92?54F77:?8 5@K6?D @7 25F=ED 2?5 49:=5C6? 2=:<6 H:E9 K:A E:6D 2?5 56E2:?:?8 E96> :? F?>2C<65 G2?D]k^Am
kAm%96 ;F586 ?@E65 2 C646?E 4@?4FCC:?8 @A:?:@? 7C@> &]$] $FAC6>6 r@FCE yFDE:46 qC6EE z2G2?2F89[ H9@ HC@E6 E92E 2=E9@F89 “2AA2C6?E 6E9?:4:EJ 2=@?6 42??@E 7FC?:D9 C62D@?23=6 DFDA:4:@?†7@C :>>:8C2E:@? 24E:@?D[ :E 42? 36 2 “C6=6G2?E 724E@C]†%96 ;FDE:46 H6?E @? E@ HC:E6 E92E 32D65 @? C62D@?23=6 DFDA:4:@?[ “:>>:8C2E:@? @77:46CD >2J 3C:67=J DE@A E96 :?5:G:5F2= 2?5 :?BF:C6 23@FE :>>:8C2E:@? DE2EFD[†3FE E92E &]$] 4:E:K6?D @C @E96C =682= C6D:56?ED “H:== 36 7C66 E@ 8@ 27E6C E96 3C:67 6?4@F?E6C]â€k^Am
kAmqFE rF>>:?8D D2:5 E92E E96@C6E:42= G:6H 4=2D965 H:E9 E96 C62=\H@C=5 :?4:56?E =2DE H66<]k^Am
kAm“~?6 E9:?8 D66>D 4=62Ci xrt C@FDE65 p>6C:42? 4:E:K6?D 7C@> E96:C 2A2CE>6?ED 5FC:?8 E96 >:55=6 @7 E96 ?:89E 2?5 56E2:?65 E96> — :? K:A E:6D ?@ =6DD — 7@C 72C =@?86C E92? E96 ‘3C:67’ A6C:@5 2FE9@C:K65 3J E96 @A6C2E:G6 C68F=2E:@?[†E96 ;F586 HC@E6 :? 2 7@@E?@E6]k^Am
k9am$6EE=6>6?E 52E6D 324< E@ a_aak^9am
kAm%96 s6A2CE>6?E @7 w@>6=2?5 $64FC:EJ 925 28C665 E@ E96 D6EE=6>6?E F?56C E96 q:56? 25>:?:DEC2E:@? :? a_aa[ DE6>>:?8 7C@> 2==682E:@?D @7 :>AC@A6C xrt 2CC6DED 5FC:?8 E96 7:CDE %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?] %96 E9C66\J62C 4@?D6?E 564C66 H2D DFAA@D65 E@ 92G6 6IA:C65 :? |2J[ 3FE :>>:8C2?E 2?5 4:G:= C:89ED 25G@42E6D 925 2D<65 7@C 2? 6IE6?D:@?]k^Am
kAm%92E H2D DFAA@D65 E@ 92G6 =67E E96 D6EE=6>6?E :? A=246 2D E96 ;F586 H6:8965 E96 2C8F>6?ED]k^Am
kAmqFE :? yF?6[ 2 E@A xrt =2HJ6C 6>2:=65 2== 286?4J 6>A=@J66D 25G:D:?8 E96 4@?D6?E 564C66 H2D 5625 2?5 @77:4:2==J C6D4:?5:?8 4@CC6DA@?5:?8 286?4J A@=:4J C6DEC:4E:?8 H2CC2?E=6DD 2CC6DED]k^Am
kAmrF>>:?8D 564=:?65 E@ 6IE6?5 E96 4@?D6?E 564C66 2?@E96C E9C66 J62CD[ 2D E96 :>>:8C2?E 2?5 4:G:= C:89ED 8C@FAD C6BF6DE65[ 3FE CF=65 :E 4@F=5 36 6IE6?565 F?E:= u63] a]k^Am
kAmqFE E96 ;F586 2=D@ 7@F?5 xrt 925 366? G:@=2E:?8 E96 4@?D6?E 564C66 D:?46 2E =62DE y2?F2CJ 2?5 u63CF2CJ[ H96? 286?ED 2CC6DE65 2E =62DE aa F?5@4F>6?E65 :>>:8C2?ED H:E9@FE H2CC2?ED :? r9:428@ 2?5 |:DD@FC:] rF>>:?8D ?2CC@H=J 4@?7:?65 9:D CF=:?8 E@ E96 aa 42D6D E96 :>>:8C2?E 2?5 4:G:= C:89ED 8C@FAD 56E2:=65 :? 4@FCE 7:=:?8D 2?5 @C56C65 E96:C 4@?5:E:@?D @7 C6=62D6 36 =:7E65]k^Am
kAmrF>>:?8D 2=D@ @C56C65 xrt E@ AC@G:56 2CC6DE 5@4F>6?E2E:@? 7@C 2== E9@D6 56E2:?65 D:?46 yF?6 ``]k^Am
kAm%9@F89 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@? :?D:DED xrt :D E2C86E:?8 F?5@4F>6?E65 :>>:8C2?ED H9@ 92G6 4C:>:?2= 324<8C@F?5D[ C6A@CED 92G6 >@F?E65 @7 286?ED 2CC6DE:?8 E9@D6 H:E9 ?@ 9:DE@CJ @7 :==682= 24E:G:EJ[ 56E2:?:?8 49:=5C6? 2=@?8 H:E9 E96:C A2C6?ED 2?5 6G6? 92?54F77:?8 &]$] 4:E:K6?D]k^Am
kAmx>>:8C2E:@? 2?5 4:G:= C:89ED 8C@FAD =2DE H66< 2==6865 xrt 92D :>AC@A6C=J 2CC6DE65 ?62C=J `__ A6@A=6 D:?46 ~A6C2E:@? |:5H2J q=:EK 3682? =2DE >@?E9 :? r9:428@ 2?5 :ED DF3FC3D[ :?4=F5:?8 2 72>:=J 5C:G:?8 E@ 49FC49 2?5 8C2?5>@E96C H9@’D 366? :? E96 &]$] 7@C >@C6 E92? EH@ 564256D 2?5 H@C<D 2E 2 =2F?5C@>2E E@ DFAA@CE 96C 8C2?549:=5]k^Am
kAmrF>>:?8D @C56C65 xrt E@ C6A@CE H2CC2?E=6DD 2CC6DED >@?E9=J 2?5 E@ >66E H:E9 A=2:?E:77D “E@ C6D@=G6 E96 2==6865 G:@=2E:@?D 4@?D:DE6?E H:E9 E96 CF=:?8D :? E9:D 564:D:@?†367@C6 2 962C:?8 D4965F=65 7@C >:5\}@G6>36C]k^Am
k9amxrt ?2CC2E:G6 D4CFE:?Jk^9am
kAmyF586D 92G6 2=D@ D9@H? :?4C62D65 D4CFE:?J @7 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E’D ?2CC2E:G6D DFCC@F?5:?8 C646?E 2CC6DED 2?5 2=E6C42E:@?D] x>>:8C2E:@? 286?ED D9@E 2 H@>2?[ |2C:>2C |2CE:?6K[ :? r9:428@ @? $2EFC52J]k^Am
kAmsw$ @77:4:2=D 2==6865 |2CE:?6K 925 2 8F? :? 96C 42C 2?5 5C@G6 E@H2C5 @77:46CD 367@C6 E96J @A6?65 “5676?D:G6†7:C6] p =2HJ6C 7@C |2CE:?6K E@=5 2 ;F586 E92E 3@5J\42>6C2 7@@E286 4@?EC25:4ED E92E ?2CC2E:G6 2?5 D9@HD 2? @77:46C D9@FE:?8 “5@ D@>6E9:?8 3\\\\[†244@C5:?8 E@ E96 r9:428@ $F?\%:>6D] p7E6C E96 D9@@E:?8[ |2CE:?6K 5C@G6 E@ 2 42C D9@A H96C6 6>A=@J66D EC62E65 96C H@F?5D 367@C6 A2C2>65:4D 2CC:G65[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 A2A6C]k^Am
kAm&]$] |28:DEC2E6 yF586 w62E96C |4$92:? C6=62D65 |2CE:?6K 2?5 2?@E96C 5676?52?E[ p?E9@?J x2? $2?E@D #F:K[ 2D E96J 2H2:E EC:2= @? 76=@?J 492C86D E92E E96J 2DD2F=E65 2 7656C2= @77:46C] %96 ;F586 4:E65 E96 :?5:G:5F2=D’ =24< @7 4C:>:?2= 9:DE@CJ 2?5 DEC@?8 4@>>F?:EJ 2?5 72>:=J E:6D :? @C56C:?8 E96:C C6=62D6]k^Am
kAm%96 r9:428@ $F?\%:>6D 2=D@ AC6G:@FD=J @3E2:?65 3@5J\42>6C2 7@@E286 @7 2?@E96C xrt D9@@E:?8 E92E 4@?EC25:4E65 sw$’ :?:E:2= ?2CC2E:G6] xrt 286?ED 72E2==J D9@E $:=G6C:@ ':==682D v@?Ká=6K @? $6AE] `a :? DF3FC32? uC2?<=:? !2C< 27E6C 96 2==6865=J 7=65 2 EC277:4 DE@A 2?5 DECF4< 2? @77:46C H:E9 9:D 42C] sw$ :?:E:2==J D2:5 E96 286?E H2D “D6C:@FD=J :?;FC65]â€k^Am
kAmq@5J\42>6C2 7@@E286 D9@H65 E96 286?E 2?5 9:D A2CE?6C E6==:?8 =@42= A@=:46 E96:C :?;FC:6D H6C6 “?@E9:?8 >2;@C]†~?6 286?E D2:5 96 H2D “5C28865 2 =:EE=6 3:E†3J v@?K2=6K’D 42C 2?5 9:D 3=F6 ;62?D H6C6 3=@@5:65 2?5 E@C?[ H9:=6 9:D A2CE?6C DF776C65 92?5 =246C2E:@?D 2?5 2 <?66 :?;FCJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 $F?\%:>6D]k^Am
k9amvC2?5 ;FCJ :DDF6D C2C6 ‘?@ 3:==’k^9am
kAm~? (65?6D52J[ &]$] |28:DEC2E6 yF586 v23C:6= uF6?E6D 7@C>2==J 5C@AA65 492C86D 282:?DE EH@ AC@E6DE@CD 27E6C 2 8C2?5 ;FCJ E@@< E96 C2C6 DE6A @7 564=:?:?8 2? :?5:4E>6?E D@F89E 3J E96 765D[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 $F?\%:>6D]k^Am
kAm#2J r@==:?D 2?5 y@46=J?6 #@3=65@ 2C6 2 >2CC:65 4@FA=6 H9@ 72465 492C86D @7 2DD2F=E:?8 2?5 C6D:DE:?8 @77:46CD] pE E96 E:>6 @7 E96:C 2CC6DE[ E96J =682==J A@DD6DD65 =@2565 8F?D 3FE 5:5 ?@E 3C2?5:D9 E96> 2E 2FE9@C:E:6D]k^Am
kAmpFE9@C:E:6D 2==6865 :? 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED E92E #@3=65@ “AFD965 324<†286?ED H9@ H6C6 4@?EC@==:?8 E96 4C@H5 @7 AC@E6DE@CD 2E 2? xrt 724:=:EJ :? DF3FC32? qC@25G:6H] r@==:?D D2H 9:D H:76 36:?8 56E2:?65[ E96? 2==6865=J J6==65 2?5 492C865 2E 286?ED] %96 5@4F>6?ED D2J 2? 286?E H:E9 E96 qFC62F @7 p=4@9@=[ %@3244@[ u:C62C>D 2?5 tIA=@D:G6D 2==6865=J :?;FC65 9:D E9F>3 :? E96 D4F77=6]k^Am
kAmq=@@>36C8 {2H C6A@CE65 E92E 2 8C2?5 ;FCJ C6EFC?:?8 ?@ 3:== @7 :?5:4E>6?E :D 2? 6IEC6>6=J C2C6 @44FCC6?46[ 2D E96 8C2?5 ;FCJ 962CD AC@D64FE@CD’ 42D6 3FE ?@ 5676?D6 42D6] qFE E96J’G6 8C@H? >@C6 4@>>@? 2>:5 E96 %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?’D 8C@H:?8 D9@HD @7 7@C46]k^Am
kAm%96 ;F586 5:D>:DD65 E96 42D6 H:E9@FE AC6;F5:46[ >62?:?8 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 42? 3C:?8 ?6H 492C86D H:E9:? b_ 52JD]k^Am
k9amy@FC?2=:DED[ AC@E6DE@CD DF6k^9am
kAmp=D@ @? |@?52J[ 2 8C@FA @7 ;@FC?2=:DED[ ?6HD @C82?:K2E:@?D[ F?:@?D 2?5 AC@E6DE@CD DF65 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 7@C 2? 2==6865 “A2EE6C? @7 6IEC6>6 3CFE2=:EJ :? 2 4@?46CE65 2?5 @?8@:?8 677@CE E@ D:=6?46 E96 AC6DD 2?5 4:G:=:2?D]â€k^Am
kAm%96 =2HDF:E H2D 7:=65 @? 3692=7 @7 q=@4< r=F3 r9:428@[ E96 r9:428@ w625=:?6 r=F3[ E96 x==:?@:D !C6DD pDD@4:2E:@?[ EH@ ;@FC?2=:DE F?:@?D[ E9C66 :?56A6?56?E ;@FC?2=:DED 2?5 7@FC AC@E6DE6CD]k^Am
kAm%96 A=2:?E:77D :?4=F56 $E6A96? w6=5[ 2? :?56A6?56?E ;@FC?2=:DE H9@ 7656C2= @77:4:2=D 2==6865=J 56E2:?65 7@C D6G6C2= 9@FCD[ 2?5 E96 #6G] s2G:5 q=24<[ 2 !C6D3JE6C:2? AC62496C] u656C2= @77:4:2=D 2==6865=J D9@E q=24< C6A62E65=J :? E96 9625 H:E9 A6AA6C 32==D 2?5 DAC2J65 9:> :? E96 7246 H:E9 E62C 82D 2D 96 42==65 E96> E@ AC2J6C]k^Am
kAm%96 =2HDF:E 244FD6D E96 8@G6C?>6?E @7 G:@=2E:?8 E96 ;@FC?2=:DED’ 2?5 AC@E6DE6CD’ u:CDE p>6?5>6?E C:89ED[ E96 #6=:8:@FD uC665@> #6DE@C2E:@? p4E 2?5 E96 u@FCE9 p>6?5>6?E’D 32? @? 6I46DD:G6 7@C46 2?5 F?C62D@?23=6 D6:KFC6D[ 2>@?8 @E96C 492C86D]k^Am
kAm“%96 E2C86E:?8 @7 C6A@CE6CD 2?5 A9@E@8C2A96CD 4@G6C:?8 56>@?DEC2E:@?D @FED:56 E96 xrt 724:=:EJ :D >@C6 E92? 2? 2DD2F=E @? E96 AC6DD — :E’D 2? 2DD2F=E @? E96 AF3=:4’D C:89E E@ <?@H[†E96 w625=:?6 r=F3’D q@2C5 @7 s:C64E@CD D2:5 :? 2 |@?52J DE2E6>6?E] “(96? ;@FC?2=:DED 2C6 D:=6?465[ E96 AF3=:4 =@D6D 2446DD E@ E96 ECFE9 23@FE 8@G6C?>6?E 24E:@?D]â€k^Am
Gov. JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other Democratic state leaders held a news conference on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, after the state and city sued to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox!
Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.
