Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration has threatened to bypass him and call up the state's National Guard for a possible deployment.

Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker called the move unnecessary and “a manufactured performance — not a serious effort to protect public safety.”

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said the Trump administration has threatened to bypass him and call up the state's National Guard for a possible deployment.

“This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will,” Pritzker said in a statement.

Tensions are flaring between federal agents and protesters over increased activity by ICE officers cracking down on immigrants.

Illinois governor JB Pritzker calls move unnecessary and ‘a manufactured performance’ – key US politics stories from 4 October at a glance

Chicago (dpa) - Der Streit zwischen der Regierung von US-Präsident Donald Trump und dem demokratisch regierten Bundesstaat Illinois über einen Einsatz der Nationalgarde in Chicago…

The Illinois governor said the administration is creating "mayhem on the ground" to justify the recent deployment of 300 National Guard troops to the city.

Texas governor applauds move to deploy 400 National Guard members from his state to Illinois, Oregon and other states.

Pritzker revealed 400 members of the Texas National Guard will be deployed to Illinois and Oregon , among other locations, to deal with anti-ICE protesters and Trump's war on…

The Democratic governor called the plans to call up National Guard troops from the GOP-run state for deployment to Illinois and Oregon "Trump's invasion."

Illinois filed a lawsuit seeking to block Trump from deploying hundreds of federalized National Guard troops into the streets of Chicago.

Prominent Democrat accuses US president of attempting an ‘act of occupation by the military’

US president suggests invoking the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court restrictions to deploying troops to police US cities.

U.S. District Judge April M. Perry is allowing the Trump administration to proceed with plans to deploy troops to Illinois, for now.

WASHINGTON: The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago,…

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has accused Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns.”