CHICAGO (NewsNation) — National Guard troops could be deployed to Chicago as soon as Tuesday as President Donald Trump considers invoking the Insurrection Act to bypass attempts to block deployment to Chicago and Portland, Oregon.

It comes after a federal judge declined to immediately block President Donald Trump's plan to send troops to Chicago. The State of Illinois and City of Chicago filed a lawsuit against seeking to stop the deployment, but the judge instead scheduled a hearing for Thursday, giving hundreds of troops from Texas time to arrive.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday banned federal immigration agents from using city-owned property as staging areas.

In nearby Broadview, Illinois, Mayor Katrina Thompson issued an executive order limiting protests outside an Immigrati

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