Pritzker: Trump ordered 400 Texas National Guard members to Illinois, Oregon amid Broadview clashes
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said President Trump is ordering up to 400 Texas National Guard members to be federalized and deployed to Illinois, Oregon and other locations, citing a Pentagon memo obtained by CBS; Pritzker said he called Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to refuse coordination, labeled the move "Trump’s Invasion," and said federal officials did not contact him. The deployments come amid clashes at the Broadview ICE processing center and a Brighton Park incident in which a woman was shot by a federal agent, with at least 200 federalized California Guard troops sent to Oregon overnight and Trump saying he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act while senior aides defended the raids.
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📌 Key Facts
- A Pentagon memo — cited by CBS and attributed to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth — calls for “hundreds” of National Guard troops and indicates President Trump is federalizing up to 400 Texas National Guard members for deployment to Oregon, Illinois and other locations.
- Gov. J.B. Pritzker said 400 Texas National Guard members will be deployed to Illinois, Oregon and elsewhere; he posted on X calling the move “Trump’s Invasion,” said federal officials did not contact him to coordinate, and said he personally called Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to refuse coordination.
- Reports link the planned deployments to recent clashes at the Broadview ICE processing center and a separate Brighton Park incident in which a woman was shot by a federal agent; when and exactly where federalized troops will arrive remain uncertain.
- CBS reports it obtained the Pentagon memo as a primary document and confirms at least 200 federalized California National Guard members were deployed to Oregon overnight into Sunday.
- CBS reports President Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to justify sending National Guard troops to Oregon (comment attributed directly to Trump on Monday).
- Fox News reports White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, in a CNN interview with Boris Sanchez on Monday, mocked questions about racial profiling in ICE raids (calling the question “dumb”), labeled protesters “terrorists,” and repeated claims of violent acts (including sniper presence and vehicle-ramming); Fox says it reached out to CNN and the White House for comment.
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Trump considers invoking Insurrection Act to justify sending troops to Oregon
New information:
- CBS News reports President Trump said he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act to justify sending National Guard troops to Oregon.
- The comment was made on Monday and was attributed directly to President Trump in the CBS News segment.
Stephen Miller laughs off CNN's 'dumb question' about alleged racial profiling in ICE raids
New information:
- White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller gave a CNN interview in which he mocked the suggestion that ICE raids involved racial profiling, calling the question 'dumb.'
- Miller directly characterized protesters as 'terrorists' and repeated claims of violent acts (sniper presence, vehicle-ramming) at ICE facilities.
- The interview was with CNN host Boris Sanchez and occurred on Monday; Fox News reports it and says it reached out to CNN and the White House for comment.
Pritzker: Trump ordering Texas National Guard members to Illinois
New information:
- CBS reports it personally obtained a Pentagon memo calling for 'hundreds' of National Guard troops to be sent to Illinois (primary-document attribution)
- Direct quotes from Gov. J.B. Pritzker's X post are published, including his characterization of the move as 'Trump's Invasion' and that federal officials did not contact him directly to coordinate
- Article cites Associated Press reporting that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's memo indicates President Trump is federalizing up to 400 Texas Guard members for deployment to Oregon, Illinois and beyond
Pritzker: Trump ordering Texas National Guard members to Illinois
New information:
- CBS reports it obtained a Pentagon memo calling for 'hundreds' of National Guard troops to be sent to Illinois.
- Pritzker says 400 Texas National Guard members will be deployed to Illinois, Oregon and other locations and that he personally called Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to refuse coordination.
- The article ties the deployment to recent clashes at the Broadview ICE processing center and a Brighton Park incident where a woman was shot by a federal agent; it notes uncertainty about when and where troops will arrive.
- Confirms at least 200 federalized California National Guard members were deployed to Oregon overnight into Sunday.