CHICAGO - Activists and immigrant rights groups will rally in downtown Chicago Saturday in opposition to President Donald Trump’s threats to send federal troops into the city.

Trump protest march

What we know:

The Coalition Against the Trump Agenda (CATA), joined by organizations including the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, Chicago Teachers Union and GoodKids MadCity, is set to gather at 5 p.m. at Congress Plaza Garden, near Ida B. Wells Drive and Michigan Avenue.

Organizers said the demonstration will denounce what they describe as a racist pretext by Trump to escalate deportations and target immigrant communities under the guise of crime reduction.

FOX 32 will be live-streaming the march in the media player at the top of this story.

The backstory:

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