National Guard, Illinois and Supreme Court
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The deployment of California National Guard troops has been extended through February, a detail revealed in an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court by California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday.
A photo of chunky Texas National Guard troops in Chicago went viral, and 7 were sent home. But there's nothing soft about Guard fitness standards.
When National Guard troops from Texas started to arrive in Illinois last week, I drove out to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing center on the outskirts of Chicago to get a better look at what the soldiers were sent to protect.