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500 US Troops Deploy In Chicago Ahead Of Court Hearing

A protester in a Statue of Liberty costume protests the arrival of National Guard troops and US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in the Chicago area (Credit: AFP)

Five hundred US troops deployed in the Chicago area on Thursday as part of President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown, despite strenuous objections of local leaders seeking a judge's order to block the mobilization.

District Judge April Perry was set to hold a hearing on the issue, a day after Trump called for jailing the Democratic governor of Illinois and mayor of Chicago for resisting his military-backed mass deportation and anti-crime campaign.

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