Trump says he's removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland
- - Trump says he's removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland
Rob McLeanDecember 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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President Donald Trump said on social media Wednesday that he is removing National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland.
“We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again — Only a question of time!” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
The move comes after the Supreme Court last week declined the Trump administration’s emergency request, which said that troops were necessary for the protection of federal agents working in Chicago to enforce immigration.
In an unsigned order, the court rejected the Trump administration's claim that circumstances on the ground in Illinois met the criteria for the president to invoke a federal law allowing him to call up the National Guard to federal service.
“At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the court ruled.
The decision only involved Chicago, but was likely to strengthen other National Guard deployment challenges. It does not affect the District of Columbia, where troops have also been deployed, as it is a federal district and not a state.
Democratic Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois and Tina Kotek of Oregon didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
Source: “AOL Breaking”
