CHICAGO (Reuters) -On a chilly morning outside Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighborhood, teachers greeted students with the usual high-fives and hugs, while handing out sheets with red-bolded words proclaiming in capital letters: “Defend your rights under the threat of occupation.

National Guard troops were “employed” in the Chicago area early Thursday, according to a U.S. official, and Broadview officials said that apparently included a deployment to their village.

Tennessee National Guard units will mobilize in Memphis on Friday as the Trump admin turns to states' citizen-soldiers as an anti-crime measure across the U.S.

Texas National Guard deploys to Illinois to protect ICE officers after surge in attacks, as Tom Homan warns anti-ICE rhetoric fueling violence.

The Trump administration deployed 14 soldiers from California's National Guard to Illinois to train troops from other states.