Trump Threatens National Guard And ICE Deployment To Chicago; City Readies Legal Fight

President Trump has threatened to send National Guard troops and ICE agents to Chicago, prompting coordinated legal planning by Governor J.B. Pritzker, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the state attorney general, and stepped-up preparation by immigrant advocates. Legal experts warn unrequested troop deployments could violate the Constitution and the Posse Comitatus Act, though federal law enforcement like ICE can operate without the same restrictions. The move follows similar deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and fits an accelerating national pattern of federalized enforcement which has sparked litigation and community pushback.