LISTEN | Full interview with Illinois National Guard Capt. Dylan Blaha: As It Happens 6:02 Why U.S. National Guard captain says he'll defy Trump's order to deploy in Chicago

When Capt. Dylan Blaha signed up for the Illinois National Guard, he never thought he would be asked to stand against people in his own state.

National Guard members are usually deployed domestically to help respond to emergencies like natural disasters, or internationally as combat reserves for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force.

But U.S. President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of ordering troops to hit the streets in several Democrat-led U.S. cities to quell protests against his administration's massive immigration sweeps, including, most recently, in Chicago.

“I never, never expected that I

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