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Who controls the National Guard: The history and governance of America’s state-based military force

President Trump has deployed or threatened to deploy the National Guard to U.S. cities. Learn the history and legal authorities of these troops.

2 Illinois National Guard members speak out: "I won't turn against my neighbors"

Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek and Capt. Dylan Blaha say they'll defy federal orders regarding Trump's immigration enforcement operation in Chicago.
Chicago Tribune

National Guard ‘employed’ in the greater Chicago area — including Broadview — but no ‘official reports’ of activity

National Guard members were spotted early Thursday at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Broadview, hours before a federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the troops in Illinois. The Texas ...

Rank-and-file DC officers accuse superiors of downgrading crimes to mask real levels: report

Three dozen D.C. police officers report crime misclassification allegations to DOJ as Trump deploys National Guard citing inflated safety statistics.

Trump says he's mulling sending National Guard troops to San Francisco: "We are going to make it great"

President Trump on Sunday said he would be sending the National Guard to San Francisco to make it "great again."
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