President is causing ‘mayhem’ and should ‘get the heck out of the city,’ Democratic governor demands

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.

Trump deploys 300 National Guard troops to Chicago amid protests and criticism from local leaders.

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

The Democratic governor of Illinois has condemned the US president’s decision to deploy troops to combat ‘violent riots and lawlessness’

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

Trump administration deploys National Guard to Chicago amid escalating political crisis, sparking controversy and opposition from local officials.

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.

President is causing ‘mayhem’ and should ‘get the heck out of the city,’ Democratic governor demands

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

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."

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

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 Attorney General Kwame Raoul says the only "chaos" on Chicago's streets is coming from federal immigration agents carrying our aggressive enforcement.

Das Heimatschutzministerium inszeniert die Einsätze von Bundesbeamten in Chicago als dramatischen Actionfilm. Für Trump ist die Lage dort außer Kontrolle - der Gouverneur…

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

President Donald Trump called for the arrests of Chicago's mayor and Illinois' governor as the city braced for the arrival of National Guard troops.

The president, who sent national guard troops to the city, said local officials failed to protect immigration agents.

President accused Brandon Johnson and JB Pritzker of failing to protect Ice officers as troops deploy to Chicago