Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker sounded the alarm Sunday night over what he said is President Donald Trump's plan to send Texas National Guard members to his state.
Pritzker, a Democrat, said in a statement that the Illinois National Guard was notified of an impending deployment by the Texas National Guard, calling on the state's Republican governor to resist the move.
The deployment would be a notable escalation after a whirlwind 24 hours in Trump's efforts to send federally controlled troops to cities to combat what he has described as unchecked crime and attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents - claims that local leaders have disputed. which local leaders have disputed. Trump's plans for Illinois would mean a Republican president was sending National Guard troops from a GOP-led state to Democratic-led state over the objections of its leadership.
"We must now start calling this what it is: Trump's Invasion," Pritzker said in the statement. "It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state's military troops. "
Pritzker said Trump is sending 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations.
