Chicago is bracing for a possible National Guard deployment while Memphis and Portland, Ore. prepare for the arrival of National Guard troops.

At a news conference on Monday, Illinois Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker said he received word that the Department of Homeland Security has asked the Defense Department for about 100 military personnel to help protect ICE agents and facilities in Illinois. DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

It came a day after dozens of armed federal immigration agents were seen patrolling and making arrests in downtown Chicago, member station WBEZ reported .

"This is an attack on neighborhoods, on lawful residents, on U.S. citizens," Pritzker said on Monday. "That's not preventing crime as Donald Trump claims, that's threatening public saf

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