Roughly 200 members of the Texas National Guard will deploy to Chicago this week, sources familiar with the operation told CBS News.

Members of the Texas National Guard are expected to begin their assignments in Chicago as soon as Wednesday, ahead of the federal court hearing on Thursday, after receiving an operational brief.

Tuesday afternoon, CBS News Chicago crews spotted National Guard troops dressed in camouflage with Texas National Guard patches walking around the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, about 50 miles southwest of Chicago.

Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. Erin Hooley / AP

Members of the National Guard will be assigned

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