President Donald Trump plans to deploy 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other states, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Sunday night. <\/p>\n
Pritzker made the announcement in a news release on Sunday evening, a day after he revealed Trump intended to nationalize hundreds<\/a> of National Guard members against the wishes of state officials. <\/p>\n In his statement Sunday night, the governor said no one from the federal government called him directly to discuss or coordinate.<\/p>\n \u201cWe must now start calling this what it is: Trump\u2019s Invasion,” he said, in part. “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\u2019s military troops…”<\/p>\n According to a memo signed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u00a0and obtained through a court filing, up to 400 members of the Texas National Guard will be called into service in Chicago and Portland “for up to 60 days with the potential for an extension.”<\/p>\n Along with the deployment of Texas troops, Trump is calling at least 300 Illinois National Guard members into service \u201ceffective immediately for a period of 60 days\u201d to protect federal buildings in the state, according to a copy of a Pentagon memo first reported by the Chicago Tribune and shared with NBC News by an Illinois official.<\/p>\n Pritzker said Trump\u2019s Department of War gave him what he called \u201can ultimatum\u201d to either call up National Guard members or to have those members nationalized.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The Department of Homeland Security previously requested up to 100 troops to be deployed to Illinois to protect ICE assets and agents, the governor’s office said.<\/a><\/p>\n Pritzker called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to withdraw support for Trump’s decision on the deployment, prompting Abbott to reply on social media.<\/p>\n “…You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it…” he said, in part.<\/p>\n Following news of the deployment, Mayor Brandon Johnson also posted on X, writing, “…National Guard troops from Texas will only serve to further escalate the Trump administration’s reckless and unconstitutional attack on our city…”<\/p>\n Pritzker and Johnson have long opposed calling up National Guard members for law enforcement purposes, a move that Trump has repeatedly threatened in recent months.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker spoke on Monday in response President Donald Trump\u2019s threats to send the National Guard to Chicago, saying there is \u201cno emergency\u201d that requires him to deploy military to the city.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cI want to be clear: there is no need for military troops on the ground in the State of Illinois. State, county, and local law enforcement have been working together and coordinating to ensure public safety around the Broadview ICE facility, and to protect people\u2019s ability to peacefully exercise their constitutional rights. I will not call up our National Guard to further Trump\u2019s acts of aggression against our people,\u201d Pritzker said.<\/p>\n Trump has repeatedly insisted he has the authority to send the National Guard to Chicago\u00a0despite a California court ruling he overstepped his authority<\/a>\u00a0in sending members to Los Angeles during protests and unrest there earlier this year.<\/p>\n