Illinois sues the Trump administration over National Guard deployment to Chicago [View all]
Source: NBC News
Oct. 6, 2025, 10:27 AM EDT / Updated Oct. 6, 2025, 10:50 AM EDT
Illinois filed a lawsuit Monday in an attempt to block the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago.
"The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president's favor," the Illinois Attorney General's Office wrote in the filing, which names President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll as defendants.
"The Trump administration's illegal actions already have subjected and are subjecting Illinois to serious and irreparable harm," the suit says.
NBC News has reached out to the White House, Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security for comment.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/illinois-sues-trump-administration-national-guard-deployment-chicago-rcna235900
Link to SUIT (PDF viewer) - https://www.scribd.com/document/928899121/Illinois-National-Guard-lawsuit (
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Link to SUIT (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487574/gov.uscourts.ilnd.487574.1.0.pdf
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The State of Illinois filed a lawsuit Monday in an attempt to block the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops on the streets of Chicago.
"The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership has fallen out of a president's favor," the Illinois Attorney General's office wrote in the filing, which names President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll as defendants.
"The Trump administration's illegal actions already have subjected and are subjecting Illinois to serious and irreparable harm," the suit says.
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