Texas national guard troops head to Illinois after judge fails to block move

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National guard troops from Texas are heading to Illinois after a federal judge declined to immediately block them in response to a lawsuit from the state against the Trump administration.

Texas national guard members departed the Fort Bliss military installation in El Paso on a US military transport plane on Monday evening.