Texas National Guard, FBI Director Arrive In Chicago: Report

CHICAGO — Despite a lawsuit filed by Gov. JB Pritzker and the State of Illinois against their deployment to the area, 400 members of the Texas National Guard have arrived in Chicagoland following a directive from the Trump Administration.

Chicago Tribune is reporting that several of its reporters saw the military members Tuesday morning, "dressed in camouflage and carrying long guns," on federal property in the far southwest suburbs. On Monday, a federal judge declined to issue an immediate order blocking the move, according to the media outlet.

At around 8 a.m., FBI Director Kash Patel said he was on his way to Chicago.

Following Sunday night's announcement that President Donald Trump had ordered the Texas National Guard to deploy in Illinois, a lawsuit was filed to sue the president, naming Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem among the defendants.

"We must now start calling this what it is: 'Trump's Invasion.' It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will now involve sending in another state’s military troops," Pritzker said Sunday night.

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Illinois Attorney General Raoul filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois – Eastern Division. In the lawsuit, Raoul alleges the Trump administration "has exceeded its authority, which permits federalization of a state's National Guard under the following specific, limited circumstances: invasion, rebellion or if the federal government is unable to enforce federal laws."