NBC News - After President Donald Trump followed through with threats to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland, Oregon, over the weekend, Democratic officials have swiftly responded.
Illinois sued today in an attempt to block the Trump administration, but the judge assigned to the case indicated she wouldn't take any action until Thursday at the earliest.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order called “ICE Free Zone,” which prohibits federal immigration agents from using any city-owned property during their operations in Chicago.
And Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said at a news conference that Trump’s plans to send in the National Guard were an “unconstitutional invasion of Illinois by the federal government.”
It all comes after a federal judge in Oregon issued a ruling late last night blocking the Trump administration from sending federalized National Guard members from California — or any other state — to Portland.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Democrat, said in a statement: “The facts haven’t changed. There is no need for military intervention in Oregon. There is no insurrection in Portland. No threat to national security. Oregon is our home, not a military target. Oregonians exercising their freedom of speech against unlawful actions by the Trump Administration should do so peacefully.”
Trump’s moves escalate his targeting of blue cities and states amid his crackdown on immigration and crime, after he deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Last month, a federal judge in California ruled that his deployment of Marines and National Guard members there was illegal. D.C.'s Democratic attorney general has also sued to challenge the deployment of troops in the capital.
Trump has also threatened to send the National Guard into other prominent Democratic-run cities, including New York, Baltimore and New Orleans.
The White House maintained Trump's actions are lawful.
“Amidst ongoing violent riots and lawlessness, that local leaders like Pritzker have refused to step in to quell, President Trump has exercised his lawful authority to protect federal officers and assets. President Trump will not turn a blind eye to the lawlessness plaguing American cities,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement.
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