National Guard – Page 3 – One America News Network

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to the crowd while participating in the Labor Day Workers Over Billionaires rally, in solidarity with labor unions and advocacy groups, on September 1, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The demonstration was one of hundreds scheduled to take place across the country today, in opposition to the Trump administration's policies. (Photo by Audrey Richardson/Getty Images)

Illinois officials: 8 dead, 54 shot overall in Chicago during Labor Day weekend as city rejects Trump’s help

At least 54 people were shot in Chicago over Labor Day weekend, with eight being fatal, just days after the city’s mayor warned President Donald Trump against deploying additional police or National Guard forces to the city.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 26: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks during a rally where he announced he would be seeking a third term in the Illinois governor's office on June 26, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune and one of the nation’s wealthiest politicians, is thought to have ambitions for a 2028 presidential run. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Noem demands Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker drop sanctuary policies after alleged illegal immigrant murderer arrested: ‘He’s failing those families’

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem criticized Illinois Governor JB Pritzker for upholding sanctuary laws after requesting the extradition of an illegal immigrant who allegedly killed a woman in her Illinois apartment and has since fled to Mexico.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 17: The skyline of Chicago is seen on January 17, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. View is from the south of the city looking north. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump admin. planning to deploy over 200 DHS agents to Chicago in upcoming immigration raids

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to deploy more than 200 Homeland Security agents to Chicago for a large-scale immigration sweep, with the U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes serving as a central immigration hub.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 27: Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a news conference on August 27, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mayor Bowser held a news conference to give an update more than two weeks after the Trump administration deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Mayor Bowser admits Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown ‘Has worked’ after initially pushing back

After previously criticizing President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has since changed her stance, praising the federal operation for the reduction in homicides, carjackings, and gun crimes.

A general view shows the taped off area marking the scene of a shooting in Harlem, New York on January 22, 2022. - New York's mayor called on the federal government to help "stop the flow of weapons" in the city after a police officer was killed and another wounded in a shooting. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP) (Photo by ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)

Poll: 81% of Americans believe crime is a ‘major issue’ in large cities across U.S., despite mainstream media pushback

Recent polling data coming from AP-NORC shows that 81% of Americans view crime as a major issue in U.S. cities, and 53% approve of President Donald Trump’s approach to addressing it, including his deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 26: U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks alongside President Donald Trump during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. This is the seventh cabinet meeting of Trump's second term. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump urges death penalty for all D.C. homicides: ‘Very strong preventative’

President Donald Trump announced his intention for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek the death penalty in all murder cases occurring in Washington, D.C. He stressed that capital punishment is a “very strong preventative” against crime.