Texas National Guard troops assembled at the Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Illinois. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasted Abbott's deployment, calling it an "invasion" and urging the Texas governor to withdraw the troops.
It is unusual for a governor to deploy the National Guard to another state without an invitation from that state's governor. Democrat officials have argued that such a deployment is unconstitutional and violates state sovereignty.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker blasted Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's deployment, calling it an "invasion." (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Due to the court ruling, the Texas National Guard never performed active duties beyond securing their base at a U.S. Army Reserve training center.
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