Amid protests, Trump deploys National Guard to Illinois; Democratic leaders fight back with lawsuits
Federal Patrol agents and Cook County Sheriff's police stand near the entrance of an ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city.
Guests:
Jon Seidel
Federal court reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
Ed Yohnka
Director of Communications and Public Policy, ACLU of Illinois
