Illinois sues Trump administration over use of federal forces in state

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January 12, 2026 3:35 PM EST

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker pauses as he speaks during a Veterans Day commemoration at the Manuel Perez Jr. Plaza in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., November 11, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

WASHINGTON, Jan ⁠12 (Reuters) - ⁠Illinois ‍sued Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ‍on Monday, with the state's ​Democratic governor JB Pritzker ​saying the lawsuit was filed over the Department of Homeland Security's "dangerous use ​of force."

"Though Defendants describe this assault as 'immigration ​enforcement,' the reality is that uniformed, military-trained ‌personnel, carrying semi-automatic firearms and military-grade weaponry, have ​rampaged for months ⁠through Chicago and surrounding areas, lawlessly stopping, ‌interrogating, and arresting residents, and attacking them with chemical ‌weapons," the lawsuit said.

The filing ‌in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ‍accused the Trump administration of "causing turmoil and ⁠imposing a climate of fear" in the state.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Jasper Ward in Washington)


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