Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Illinois National Guard Plan

Is Chicago's resistance to ICE a crisis justifying troop deployment, or a fabricated pretext for militarization?

Published 21 hours ago·Updated 12 hours ago

Supreme Court Blocks Trump's Illinois National Guard Plan

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Above: Residents and protesters clash with U.S. Border Patrol agents in Chicago on Oct. 23. Image credit: Joshua Lott/The Washington Post/Getty Images

The Spin

Democratic narrative

The Trump administration fabricated a crisis to militarize immigration enforcement in Chicago. Federal courts found the government's claims of violence unreliable after grand juries refused to indict alleged attackers, revealing bias and lack of objectivity. ICE operations have continued successfully without troops, and allowing deployment based on discredited evidence would green light pretextual military action in any city.

One First (Steve Vladeck)Newsweek

Republican narrative

Chicago's resistance to federal immigration enforcement has created chaos that justifies National Guard deployment. Local leaders have turned the city into a no-go zone for ICE, encouraging riots and violence against federal officers while pretending lawful deportations are acts of war. The supremacy clause makes clear that federal law trumps local defiance, and the president has the authority to protect federal functions when cities obstruct them.

Greg Abbott on X New York Post