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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Josh Marcus

Two Illinois National Guard members vow to defy Trump’s orders: ‘Not what we signed up to do’

Two members of the Illinois National Guard say they will refuse orders to carry out the Trump administration’s long-stated goal of sending federal troops into Chicago.

“It's disheartening to be forced to go against your community members and your neighbors," Staff Sergeant Demi Palecek, a state legislative candidate, told CBS News. "It feels illegal. This is not what we signed up to do."

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