Federal Troop Deployments to Portland and Chicago Spark Legal Challenges

"...seizing on new rounds of protests and the recent arrest of a conservative influencer..."

"...framing them as 'violent riots' tied to 'Antifa domestic terrorists'..."

"...claiming in the lawsuit that protests were small until Trump’s National Guard announcement brought renewed attention to them..."

"...Trump’s crackdown in Portland follows similar efforts in Washington, DC, Los Angeles and Memphis – an effort met with impassioned pushback from Democratic leaders nationwide who argue the moves are politically motivated and lack justification..."

"...The decision barred troops from carrying out law enforcement in the state, but the White House has appealed the decision..."

"...Meanwhile, the latest round of protests outside an ICE facility in Illinois resulted in the arrests of at least 18 people, as tensions over federal involvement in the state was set in relief by Noem’s visit..."

"...Protesters filled the streets as Noem was perched on the rooftop of the ICE building, surrounded by armed agents and a camera crew..."

"...The protests near Chicago began weeks ago, after local leaders got word that 'a large-scale enforcement campaign' would soon be underway in the Windy City as part of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration agenda..."

"...That widespread operation has so far resulted in more than 1,000 arrests, DHS said in a news release Friday..."

"...In his latest rebuke of the Trump administration’s actions in his state, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker delivered a 'message of alarm' at a fundraiser held by Georgia Democrats Friday..."

"...Pritzker warned that a 'constitutional crisis is not on its way – it is here, and we all better start acting like it'..."

"...Earlier the Democratic governor condemned a sweeping overnight raid carried out by federal authorities at a Chicago apartment building earlier this week..."

"...The multiagency operation led to the arrest of 37 undocumented immigrants – but also left the building’s tenants and neighbors shaken..."

"...Adults and children alike were pulled from their apartments, crying and screaming, during the raid, which one neighbor characterized as a military-style 'invasion'..."

"...Federal agents reporting to Secretary Noem have spent weeks snatching up families, scaring law-abiding residents, violating due process rights, and even detaining U.S. citizens..."

"...They fail to focus on violent criminals and instead create panic in our communities..."