CHICAGO (WGN) — With the National Guard en route to Chicago, Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday that he has not heard anything from the Trump administration.

"It's illegal, unconstitutional. It's dangerous. It's wrong," Johnson said. "This is not about deportation, this is not about safety for this president, this is about authoritarianism."

The troop deployment is expected to include men and women from the Illinois and Texas National Guards. Texas Governor Gregg Abbott confirmed their mission, prompting a reaction from Johnson.

"The governor of Texas should be worried about Texas," Johnson said. "Why is he all up in my business?"

Despite Chicago's year-over-year reductions in crime, including a 60-year low in homicides this summer, President Donald Trump authorized troop deployment.

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