Approximately 500 National Guard members are on the ground in the Chicago area, tasked with protecting ICE facilities and agents at the order of President Donald Trump.

The deployment was ordered in recent days , but members of the Guard are now assisting immigration agents and providing security at facilities according to officials.

The members, approximately 200 from Texas and 300 more from the Illinois National Guard, have been mobilized for a 60-day mission, based out of an Army reserve base in suburban Elwood.

That comes amid the backdrop of legal challenges to the deployment, with the administration of Gov. J.B. Pritzker suing the Trump administration to halt the deployment of troops despite Illinois officials’ wishes.

Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump both defended the deci

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