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Gov. Pritzker says President Trump seeking deployment of 100 troops in Illinois to protect ICE

Name: Gov. Pritzker says President Trump seeking deployment of 100 troops in Illinois to protect ICE
Uploaded: 2025-09-29T17:17:00-0500
Duration: 3 min 46 s
Description: Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said his administration has learned the Trump administration is seeking to deploy 100 troops in Illinois, following the deployment of armed federal agents in downtown Chicago over the weekend, and multiple clashes between protesters and ICE agents in west suburban Broadview in recent weeks.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Monday said his administration has learned the Trump administration is seeking to deploy 100 troops in Illinois, following the deployment of armed federal agents in downtown Chicago over the weekend, and multiple clashes between protesters and ICE agents in west suburban Broadview in recent weeks.