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#states' rights

2 incidents

Updated March 26, 2026 Military Overreach
Serious Rights Violation

Illegal National Guard Deployments to Los Angeles and Attempted Deployment to Chicago

The administration deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles without the governor's consent, and attempted to send Texas National Guard troops to Chicago. Federal courts ruled both deployments illegal, with the Supreme Court finding no source of authority for the Illinois deployment.

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National Guardmilitary deploymentPosse ComitatusLos AngelesChicago
Updated March 25, 2026 Rule of Law
Major Abuse of Power Ongoing

Punishing Sanctuary Jurisdictions: Federal Funding Cutoffs and Lawsuits Against 29 States

Federal funding cutoffs threatened against sanctuary cities and their entire states, lawsuits against 29 states, and pending legislation to condition unrelated federal funding on immigration cooperation — a coercive federalism strategy that courts have repeatedly found unconstitutional.

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sanctuary citiesfederal fundingcoercive federalismimmigration enforcementstates' rights