A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to the city and state as part of its ongoing immigration enforcement push, saying she had no faith in the government’s claims of out-of-control violence and that it was federal agents who started it by aggressively targeting protesters with tear gas and militaristic tactics.

By Heather Schlitz, Renee Hickman and Dietrich Knauth CHICAGO (Reuters) -Courts in Illinois and Oregon on Thursday will weigh the objections of Democratic governors to President Donald Trump's National Guard deployments in those states,

Greg Abbott and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over President Donald Trump's decision to send the Texas National Guard to Illinois. The two officials are now trading barbs over law enforcement and who's really responsible for keeping citizens safe.

National Guard troops were “employed” in the Chicago area early Thursday, according to a U.S. official, and Broadview officials said that apparently included a deployment to their village.

Demonstrations are underway to protest the National Guard troops set to begin operations in Chicago. This marks the third Democrat-led city in four months that former President Trump has targeted with federal troops.