(NewsNation) — The State of Illinois and City of Chicago are suing the Trump administration over the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago, a day after President Donald Trump said he would send 300 military troops to Chicago from the Illinois National Guard, NewsNation has confirmed.

The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, names Trump, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and others as defendants. Also named in the lawsuit are Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Daniel Driscoll, Secretary of the Army.

"The American people, regardless of where they reside, should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military, particularly not simply because their city or state leadership h

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