Pritzker and Kotek called on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to withdraw any support for that decision.

Abbott, a Republican, said on X that he “fully authorized the President to call up 400 members of the Texas National Guard to ensure safety for federal officials.”

“You can either fully enforce protection for federal employees or get out of the way and let Texas Guard do it,” Abbott said. “No Guard can match the training, skill, and expertise of the Texas National Guard.”

The White House and Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the Texas guard’s deployment to Illinois.

Kotek blasted the Texas news Sunday night, saying she had received no “direct explanation” from Trump or Hegseth about why the action was needed and refused to coordinate.

“This is a continuation and escalation of the President’s dangerous, un-American misuse of states’ National Guard members and hard-earned taxpayer dollars,” Kotek wrote.

Temporary restraining order
California Attorney General Rob Bonta celebrated Immergut’s decision Sunday to block the deployment of California Guard troops to Oregon, and implied that the Trump administration’s attempt to move the troops was in response to the federal judge’s order the day before.

“The Trump Administration’s flagrant disregard for the courts was on full display when it sought to circumvent Judge Immergut’s order blocking the federalization of the Oregon National Guard by redeploying troops from Los Angeles to Portland,” Bonta said in a statement late Sunday. “This disrespect for the rule of law cannot stand—and I’m glad the court agreed.”