Trump to send 400 Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as anti-ICE protests continue to rage – Pritzker | 6 Oct 2025 | President Trump is deploying 400 Texas National Guard troops to Illinois, Oregon, and other states as swarms of anti-ICE protesters continue to clash with federal agents, Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday night. The Illinois Democrat blasted Trump’s “invasion” hours after the president mobilized 300 California National Guard members to Portland, where unrest has raged for over 100 consecutive days outside an immigration detention center — a scene that has been playing out in Chicago since September. A violent wave of anti-ICE protests has intensified in the Windy City since U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched “Operation Midway Blitz” last month, an initiative aimed at targeting criminal illegal immigrants who feds say flocked to Chicago to seek protection under the state’s “sanctuary policies.”