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Donald Trump has moved to deploy the national guard in another city by authorizing 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in
Chicago, where the government said border patrol agents shot and injured
a woman while firing at someone who tried to run them over.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed that the president
had authorized using Illinois national guard members, citing what she
called "ongoing violent riots and lawlessness" that local leaders have
not quelled.

"President Trump will not turn a blind eye to the lawlessness plaguing
American cities," Jackson said.

The Democratic Illinois governor, JB Pritzker, said the guard had
received notice from the Pentagon early in the day. He called the move unnecessary and "a manufactured performance - not a serious effort to
protect public safety."

"This morning, the Trump administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will," Pritzker said in a
statement. "It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a
governor send military troops within our own borders and against our
will."

He added: "They will pull hard-working Americans out of their regular
jobs and away from their families all to participate in a manufactured performance - not a serious effort the protect public safety. For Donald
Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control.

"This demand follows unprecedented escalations of aggression against
Illinois citizens and residents."

Trump's plan to deploy troops comes just as a severe crackdown on
immigration by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) is happening
in Chicago, with the operation being met with fierce outrage from local
civic groups and opposition by local Democrats.

In his statement, Pritzker also noted that local, state and county law enforcement have been coordinating to ensure the safety of the Ice's
Broadview facility on the outskirts of Chicago.

Federal officials reported the arrests of 13 people protesting Friday
near the facility, which has been frequently targeted during the administration's surge of immigration enforcement this fall.

Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security acknowledged the shooting
of a woman on the south-west side of Chicago.

It said in a statement that border patrol agents on patrol "were rammed
by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars", and when they got out of their
trapped vehicle, "a suspect tried to run them over, forcing the officers
to fire defensively".

The woman who was shot was a US citizen and was armed with a
semi-automatic weapon, DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said, noting
that the woman was accused in a US Customs and Border Protection
intelligence bulletin last week of doxing agents.

The woman was treated and released in the afternoon, according to Mount
Sinai hospital. No officers were seriously injured, McLaughlin said.

The shooting comes after federal immigration agents last month shot and
killed a Mexican immigrant in a Chicago suburb after he allegedly
attempted to flee a traffic stop and struck an officer with his car.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/04/woman-shot-border-patrol- chicago

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