The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago filed suit against the Trump administration on Monday seeking to enjoin the deployment of National Guard troops.

“These advances in President Trump’s long-declared ‘War’ on Chicago and Illinois are unlawful and dangerous,” the complaint alleged.

The suit comes after Secretary of Defense (“Secretary of War”) Pete Hegseth sought to federalize the Illinois National Guard, under 10 U.S.C. § 12406 , against the wishes of Governor J.B. Pritzker. According to the complaint:

There is no emergency that warrants the President of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard or sending in federal agents. There is no insurrection in Illinois. There is no rebellion in Illinois. The federal government is able to enforce federal law in Ill

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