CHICAGO — The Texas National Guard has arrived in the Chicago area.

The Texas National Guards is in a facility in suburban Joliet as of Tuesday morning, Gov. JB Pritzker told a Block Club reporter. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott shared a picture on X of guardsmen getting on a plane Monday night, though he did not say where they were going.

The federal government — over Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s objections — announced plans this weekend to federalize the Illinois National Guard and call up 300 guardsmen. On Saturday, news broke that another 400 guardsmen from Texas were also going to be sent to Chicago and other Democratic-run cities. Federal officials have said the troops will protect ICE facilities in Illinois.

Local officials — including Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson — have rep

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