Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) on Monday framed President Donald Trump‘s move to send around 100 troops to Illinois as an authoritarian move and an “attack” on Americans.
Pritzker said the Trump administration is finalizing plans to send the troops to curb demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The move is similar to the government’s actions in Los Angeles and Portland, where troops were authorized for deployment after some protests against ICE agents carrying out deportation operations turned violent.
The Illinois National Guard received word that the Department of Homeland Security sent a memo to the Department of War to seek the deployment of troops, Pritzker said this week.
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The Pentagon did not contradict the claim in a statement to the Washington Examiner.
“The Department of War
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