A federal judge on Thursday ordered a temporary halt to President Donald Trump's deployment of hundreds of National Guard troops in the Chicago area as part of his sweeping crime and immigration crackdown.

Trump's administration has argued the troops are necessary to protect immigration agents and facilities in America's third largest city, falsely depicting it as a "war zone."

But local Democratic officials have said police and other law enforcement are perfectly sufficient, while arguing that Trump is purposefully provoking protests with its heavy handed operations.

In her ruling from the bench, District Judge April Perry said she had doubts about the Trump administration's reliability and worried the troops' presence would "only add fuel to the fire," the Chicago Tribune reported.

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