"United States President Donald Trump called for the jailing of Democratic officials in Illinois resisting his mass deportation campaign, a day after armed troops from Texas arrived in the state to bolster the operation. Chicago, the largest city in Illinois and third-largest in the country, has become the latest flashpoint in the Trump administration's drive to deport millions of immigrants, which has prompted allegations of rights abuses and myriad lawsuits."
"The operation is being led by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), whose masked agents have surged into several Democratic-led cities to conduct raids, stoking outrage among many residents and protests outside federal facilities. Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also! Trump posted Wednesday on his Truth Social platform. Local officials argue that city and state law enforcement are sufficient to handle the protests, but Trump claims the military is needed to keep federal agents safe,"
"The federal government has not communicated with us in any way about their troop movements, Pritzker told reporters in Chicago. I can't believe I have to say troop movements' in an American city, but that is what we're talking about here. A judge will have a role in determining how many boots are on the streets: There's a court hearing Thursday on a request by Illinois and Chicago to declare the National Guard deployment illegal."
President Donald Trump called for jailing Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker as armed troops from Texas arrived in Illinois to bolster a mass deportation operation. The operation is led by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), whose masked agents have carried out raids in Democratic-led cities, prompting protests and lawsuits alleging rights abuses. Two hundred National Guard troops arrived after earlier deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, DC. An immigration enforcement building outside Chicago saw clashes between federal agents and protesters. Governor Pritzker said the federal government provided no notice of troop movements. A court will hear Illinois and Chicago's request to declare the deployment illegal.
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