Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago amid Trump’s crackdown
by Gloria Oladipo and staff from US news | The Guardian on (#70K4G)
Military presence comes after judge declined to block troops from entering, following lawsuit filed by city and state
Texas national guard troops have arrived in the Chicago area, marking an escalation of Donald Trump's crackdown on the city.
Chicago has already seen a ramping up of immigration enforcement in the past few weeks, as well as increasingly violent altercations in the suburb of Broadview, where law enforcement has been filmed deploying tear gas and pepper gas against protestors.
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