Trump confirms that he will send the National Guard to Chicago
Trump announced the relocation of U.S. Space Command to Alabama and confirmed plans to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, despite legal challenges.
During a press conference from the Oval Office, President Trump announced that the headquarters of U.S. Space Command will be moved from Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Huntsville, Alabama. This decision reverses a Biden-era move to keep the command in Colorado. The president said that many of Alabama’s leaders had been insistent that he must order that the headquarters be moved.
When could he send in the National Guard to Chicago?
In the same briefing, Trump made another major announcement. When asked whether he would deploy the National Guard to Chicago against the wishes of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, he confirmed that he would. However, no timeline was provided for the deployment. Legal challenges remain, as governors typically control their state’s National Guard units, and federalization is only permitted under specific emergency conditions.
Trump adminstration faces legal hurdles... will it matter?
This move comes amid legal scrutiny of Trump’s earlier deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles. A federal judge recently ruled that the deployment—made without California Governor Gavin Newsom’s consent—violated the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the use of military forces in domestic law enforcement. The court deemed the action illegal and issued an injunction blocking further unauthorized use of troops in the state.
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