President Donald Trump has intensified his confrontation with Democratic leaders in Illinois, calling for the jailing of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker for allegedly failing to protect federal immigration officers. The escalation comes as 200 National Guard troops from Texas arrive to support ICE raids, following similar deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. Pritzker and Johnson have strongly opposed the operations, with the mayor creating "ICE-free zones" and the governor calling Trump's actions authoritarian. Legal challenges are underway, with a court hearing scheduled for Thursday. Protests have turned violent, and experts warn Trump's rhetoric risks undermining constitutional limits, raising questions about federal authority in American cities.
