What to know about Trump’s National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland Nation Oct 9, 2025 1:50 PM EDT

Some National Guard members ordered to Illinois by President Donald Trump now are protecting federal property near Chicago ahead of a Thursday court hearing on their deployment.

On Wednesday, 200 Texas Guard troops sent to Illinois started working in the Chicago area, according to a U.S. Northern Command spokesperson, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss operational details not made public.

The spokesperson did not say where specifically the troops were sent.

Meanwhile, two dozen Democrat-led states have joined a legal challenge to National Guard deployment in Portland, Oregon.

Here are where things stand now:

Illinois deployment goes before

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