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As federal agents ramp up Chicago immigration crackdown, more elected officials caught in crosshairs

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Oct 23, 2025 1:55 pm - Hoan Huynh was going door-to-door informing businesses of ramped up immigration enforcement on Chicago’s North Side when the Democratic state lawmaker got an activist notification of federal agents nearby.
Judge agrees to extend block on Guard deployment in Chicago while awaiting Supreme Court ruling

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and GENE JOHNSON
Oct 22, 2025 12:10 pm - President Donald Trump’s attempts to deploy the military in Democratic-led cities — over the objections of mayors and governors — have brought a head-spinning array of court challenges and overlapping rulings.
Trump agrees to extend judge’s block on deploying National Guard as Supreme Court weighs case

By Hannah Meisel
Oct 21, 2025 5:31 pm - The Trump administration has agreed to extend a federal judge’s temporary block on deploying National Guard troops to Chicago while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs whether to stay the judge’s order.
In Chicago, an immense show of force signals a sharp escalation in White House immigration crackdown

By TIM SULLIVAN
Oct 21, 2025 9:45 am - The music begins low and ominous, with the video showing searchlights skimming along a Chicago apartment building and heavily armed immigration agents storming inside. Guns are drawn. Unmarked cars fill the streets. Agents rappel from a Black Hawk helicopter.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow deployment of National Guard in Chicago area

By MARK SHERMAN
Oct 17, 2025 4:15 pm - The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil.
National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police

By ADRIAN SAINZ and CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Oct 10, 2025 6:19 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — National Guard troops patrolled in Tennessee's second-largest city for the first time Friday while soldiers in Illinois were engaged only in planning and...
Judge orders halt to DHS agents’ targeting of journalists in Chicago

By Scott Nover
Oct 09, 2025 6:47 pm - A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.
Texas National Guard troops mobilize in Chicago region

By Marni Pyke
Oct 07, 2025 10:57 am - Trump muses about invoking the Insurrection Act, which would allow the military to take on policing duties. Pritzker suggests militarization could skew midterms.
Illinois, Chicago sue to stop Trump from sending National Guard troops to the city

By The Associated Press
Oct 06, 2025 10:22 am - Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago.
Trump plans to federalize 300 troops in Illinois, as judge blocks a similar mobilization in Oregon

Associated Press
Oct 05, 2025 4:16 pm - President Donald Trump authorized the deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago on Saturday, marking the latest escalation of his use of federal intervention in cities.

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