“There is no emergency that warrants the president of the United States federalizing the Illinois National Guard, deploying the National Guard from other states, or sending active-duty military within our own borders,” Illinois’s reelection-seeking, two-term governor said in a statement. “We will continue to follow the law, stand up for the sovereignty of our state, and protect the people of Illinois.”

The administration sued New York City and the state of Illinois over their sanctuary policies earlier this year, though the Illinois suit was tossed out by a judge last month.

Mayor Brandon Johnson said in a statement Sunday, “The Governor, the Cook County Board President, and I are in complete alignment: Chicago is not calling for a military occupation of our city. We are currently evaluating all of our legal options to protect the people of Chicago from unconstitutional federal overreach”

“The student population in Chicago’s schools dropped by 12 percent (since 2017) to about 325,000 from more than 371,000. So on that basis, state contributions to CPS have increased 82 percent to $8,368 per student … In the meantime, Illinois’ real gross domestic product from 2017 to 2024 rose just 7.4 percent even as the nation’s GDP increased 49 percent. See the problem here? It’s tough to keep pumping cash into the public sector to appease politically influential unions when your economy is in neutral.”