CHICAGO (AP) — Officials in Illinois braced Tuesday for the possible arrival of the National Guard while a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to send hundreds of troops to the Chicago area simmers and critics vigorously pan the deployment as an assault on the city.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, has said some 300 of the state’s guard troops were to be federalized and sent to Chicago, along with 400 from Texas.
Pritzker accused Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns.” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson told reporters that the administration isn’t sharing much information with the city.
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