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National Guard Defies Trump Over Chicago Deployment Orders

11/4/2025

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Several National Guard members plan to defy President Donald Trump's orders to deploy to Chicago amid his crime crackdown in Democrat-led cities.
Captain Dylan Blaha and Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek criticize Trump's anti-immigrant policies and the framing of protests as "mob violence."
Palecek, an anti-ICE protest organizer, asserts that the protests consist of diverse community members participating in peaceful activities.
Deployment is currently on hold pending a Supreme Court ruling.

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Several National Guard members plan to defy President Donald Trump's orders to deploy to Chicago amid his crime crackdown in Democrat-led cities.
Captain Dylan Blaha and Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek criticize Trump's anti-immigrant policies and the framing of protests as "mob violence."
Palecek, an anti-ICE protest organizer, asserts that the protests consist of diverse community members participating in peaceful activities.
Deployment is currently on hold pending a Supreme Court ruling.