Pritzker would challenge deployment of National Guard to Chicago in court

(NewsNation) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has vowed to contention the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago successful national tribunal if Trump sends subject to the city.

“We’re going to instantly spell to court, if National Guard oregon different subject troops are sent to, deployed to the metropolis of Chicago, instantly spell to court,” Pritzker said Thursday.

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul confirmed to NewsNation that the authorities would "likely" contention the deployment of the National Guard to Chicago successful court, arguing that it would "more than apt beryllium unlawful" and unconstitutional for Trump to bash so.

Raoul referenced the militia clause successful the Constitution, which "gives Congress the powerfulness to find however the National Guard is federalized," helium said, not the president.

Trump cited Title 10 of the U.S. Code successful his June deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, which a federal justice precocious ruled is illegal. The codification allows the president to deploy "Federal work members and units of the National Guard of immoderate State successful specified numbers arsenic helium considers indispensable to repel the invasion, suppress the rebellion, oregon execute those laws."

Raoul argues that Chicago isn't dealing with a "foreign invasion," "rebellion," oregon "inability to enactment successful effect national law."

Raoul besides brought up the Posse Comitatus Act, which prevents the subject from participating successful civilian instrumentality enforcement successful the U.S., arsenic antecedently reported by NewsNation.

"I'm not against national resources coming to Chicago to combat crime, but let's bash it successful a collaborative way," Raoul concluded.