Federalized soldiers from the Texas Army National Guard have arrived at the Elwood Army Reserve Center in the far southwestern suburbs of Chicago, following orders issued earlier this week by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth—despite objections from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker. The move marks another escalation in the Trump Administration’s ongoing effort to assert federal authority over states and cities viewed as “unfriendly” to the administration and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) initiatives.

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