00:00Let me be clear. Donald Trump is using our service members as political props and as pawns in his illegal effort to militarize our nation's cities.
00:12I want to thank Attorney General Kwame Raul and his staff, along with my general counsel Anne Spillane and our excellent governor's office legal team,
00:22for working tirelessly for weeks now to prepare federal lawsuits in anticipation of this unconstitutional invasion of Illinois by the federal government.
00:34Since the beginning of this invasion, families have been snatched up off the streets or removed from their homes,
00:41zip-tied and detained for hours, including especially U.S. citizens and legal residents of our state.
00:48And in the words of CBP Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino, they're being chosen by how they look.
00:57I refuse to let Donald Trump, Kristi Noem and Gregory Bovino continue on this march toward autocracy.
01:05Their plan all along has been to cause chaos, and then they can use that chaos to consolidate Donald Trump's power.
01:13They think they can fool us all into thinking that the way to get out of this crisis that they created is to give them free reign.
01:22Well, that plan will only work if we let it.
01:25The state of Illinois is going to use every lever at our disposal to resist this power grab and get Noem's thugs the hell out of Chicago.
01:34In the more than 40 lawsuits we have filed challenging the Trump administration's unlawful actions,
01:49we've explained that the executive branch has to follow the law.
01:54A president cannot go beyond the authority granted by Congress with regards to deploying the National Guard.
02:04And there is no need or justification for a militarized response to anything going on in Chicago.
02:10It is unfair to National Guardsmen.
02:16It is unfair to local law enforcement.
02:19And it is certainly unfair to the law-abiding citizens of Illinois who do not want to be subject to military occupation.
02:28I have promised that the city of Chicago will do everything in our power to protect the constitutional rights of all Chicagoans.
02:34This lawsuit is the latest demonstration of our commitment.
02:38Let me be absolutely clear.
02:41The president is not sending military troops to Chicago to keep us safe.
02:45We know this because Trump has a history of targeting Chicago.
02:50Chicago will not be used as a political prop.
02:54Chicago will not be intimidated and we will not be silent.
02:58And to our residents,
02:59know that we are fighting for you and using every legal avenue to protect your rights, dignity, and your humanity.
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