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Illinois to fight National Guard deployment in court Thursday

By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
Leila Fadel
Published October 9, 2025 at 1:51 AM PDT

Hundreds of National Guard troops are in Chicago to protect federal property at President Trump's request. State officials will appear in court Thursday to block it, calling the deployment "illegal."

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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán (SARE-he-oh mar-TEE-nez bel-TRAHN) is an immigration correspondent based in Texas.
Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.
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