Trump's Military Moves: Controversy Over National Guard Deployment in Major US Cities
The Trump administration is facing pushback from Democratic leaders over the deployment of National Guard troops to cities like Chicago and Memphis as part of a federal crackdown on crime and immigration enforcement. The move has sparked legal challenges and raised concerns about federal-state authority conflicts.
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National Guard troops are stationed outside Chicago, with potential deployment to Memphis by Friday, under President Trump's aggressive big-city crime policy, despite lack of local support.
Democratic leaders have strongly opposed the move, citing it as an overreach of federal power and have filed lawsuits to halt the deployment.
The administration's plans include possibly invoking the Insurrection Act, while tensions rise over previous troop deployments to cities like Portland and Los Angeles.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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