Published: Oct 08, 2025, 13:51 IST | Updated: Oct 08, 2025, 13:51 IST
In echoes of the 1861 Civil War, alarming talk of Texas invading Illinois erupted across America as a complement of 400 troops from the National Guard flew out of Fort Bliss in El Paso on a US military transport plane on Monday evening for deployment in Chicago against the wishes of the state’s Democratic leaders and local officials.