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Illinois governor says Trump administration seeking to deploy 100 troops to Illinois amid immigration blitz

Illinois governor says Trump administration seeking to deploy 100 troops to Illinois amid immigration blitz
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker reacts during a press conference on reports of federal deployments in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Sept 2.
PHOTO: Reuters

CHICAGO — The administration of US President Donald Trump has requested its Department of War to deploy 100 military troops to Illinois, the state's Governor JB Pritzker said at a news conference on Monday (Sept 29).

The Illinois National Guard received word of a memo sent regarding the deployment of troops to Illinois, Pritzker said.

The Department of Homeland Security could not be immediately reached for comment.

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