CHICAGO, Illinois -- The Trump administration is federalizing 300 members of the Illinois National Guard, Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement on Saturday.

The White House later confirmed that President Donald Trump has "authorized 300 national guardsmen to protect federal officers and assets" amid ongoing ICE raids in the Chicago area.

Pritzker said the Department of War gave him an ultimatum, telling him to call up the troops himself.

"This morning, the Trump Administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will," Pritzker said, in part. He said the administration intends to federalize hundreds of National Guard troops "in the coming hours."

A White House spokesperson shared a statement with ABC7 Chicago Saturday night, saying, "Amidst ongoing viol

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