Illinois sues Trump, Noem, Hegseth over federalized U.S. troops in Chicago - UPI.com

Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday to block the Trump administration's federal troop deployment to the state's most populated metropolis, hours before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted a photo showing National Guard members "deploying now."

The photo, released Monday night, showed the troops wearing fatigues, helmets and shields as they boarded a military aircraft.

"The elite Texas National Guard. Ever ready. Deploying now," the Republican governor wrote in a post on X.

The elite Texas National Guard.

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