President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should be jailed “for failing to protect” Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the latest escalation between the leaders as the White House pushes ahead on its military deployment in the city.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called for jailing Chicago's mayor and Illinois' governor, both Democrats, as his administration prepared to deploy military troops to the streets of the third...

“Trump’s invasion” and called on Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to block it.

"Illinois will not let the Trump administration continue on their authoritarian march without resisting," Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said. "We will use every lever at our disposal to stop this power grab because military troops should not be used against American communities."

Texas National Guard members arrive in Illinois despite lawsuit over Trump's crackdown

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has accused Mr Trump of using troops as "political props" and "pawns".