The Brief Veterans are urging Illinois National Guard members to resist any deployment in Chicago. Veterans are calling on National Guard members to refuse to be deployed in Chicago, and they want Gov. That is what they call Trump’s threats to activate the National Guard to curb crime in Chicago. What they're saying:Activists say Guard members don’t have to follow illegal orders. "Deploying the Guard here or abroad under these circumstances is wrong," said Aaron Hughes, an Illinois Army National Guard veteran.