Chicago advocates urge National Guard members to resist Trump

Veterans, advocates urge National Guard members to resist potentially unlawful Trump orders

Aaron Hughes, an Illinois Army National Guard veteran, speaks in Chicago’s Federal Plaza on Sept. 2, 2025, about ways for members of the Illinois National Guard to oppose a possible federal deployment in the city. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Veterans and lawyers also asked Gov. JB Pritzker to offer more material protections for National Guard members who resist federal orders on domestic deployment.