Trump lawyers ask Chicago judge to deny motion to bar National Guard troop deployment, setting up historic hearing

Lawyers for the Trump administration argued in a filing late Wednesday that escalating violence against immigration officials during the ongoing “Operation Midway Blitz” enforcement actions justify the deployment of National Guard troops to protect against “a danger of a rebellion against federal authority” that impedes “the ability of federal officials to enforce federal law.”

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