CHICAGO (WLS) -- A hearing is set for Wednesday regarding the deployment of the National Guard in the Chicago area.

A federal judge in Chicago has already blocked the deployment for two weeks, but that is set to end Thursday.

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Wednesday, she'll hold a hearing to consider whether to extend that order, but anything she does could be moot if the U.S. Supreme Court rules in the meantime.

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Nearly 500 National Guard arrived in the Chicago area earlier this month, according to the Pentagon.

Their assignment was to assist with immigration enforcement and is a part of the escalating conflict between President Donald Trump and Democra

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