Texas National Guardsmen Arrive in Illinois After Mobilization by Trump

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and other Democrats have opposed the president’s deployment of National Guard to Chicago, America’s third-largest city.

A Texas Army National Guard member stands guard at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Ill., after being deployed as part of the federal response to ongoing immigration enforcement operations, on Oct. 7, 2025. Octavio Jones/AFP via Getty Images

CHICAGO—Members of the Texas National Guard have arrived in Illinois following their deployment by President Donald Trump.

The arrival of hundreds of guardsmen mobilized by the White House comes two days after Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Oct. 5 that the administration was planning the move. The same day, a court blocked the deployment of California National Guardsmen to Portland, Oregon.