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Federal immigration enforcement officials overseeing the Trump administration’s ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz” in the Chicago area testified Monday that all uses of aggressive crowd control tactics on protesters in recent weeks have been justified.

A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ordering the federalization and deployment of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois.

A student group at Illinois State University is honoring one of its former members — Chicago Police officer Aréanah Preston — who was shot to death in 2023.

Gov. JB Pritzker responded Wednesday morning, writing on X, “I will not back down. Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power. What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?”

Military troops arrived at an Elwood training center after weeks of threats from President Donald Trump’s administration, over the objections of local leaders.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul says he doesn't trust the Trump administration to only give legal orders to the troops.

President Donald Trump’s move comes after Gov. JB Pritzker said earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security requested deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois “for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities.”

The Department of Homeland Security is seeking to send 100 military troops to Chicago, according to Gov. JB Pritzker, who assailed the move as the Trump administration’s latest — yet not unforeseen — push to consolidate power.

A letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem questions the “military-style tactics” of ICE agents and asks for a definitive answer into how many Illinois arrests have been made since federal authorities announced the launch of “Operation Midway Blitz” on Sept. 8.

In a post on the social media platform X, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the operation would target undocumented immigrants who have sought refuge in Illinois and Chicago.