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Former President Donald Trump on midweek called for the detainment of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker, accusing them of failing to protect federal immigration officers.

"Chicago's Mayor should be jailed for endangering Immigration agents!" Trump wrote on his platform early Wednesday. "The Illinois governor too!"

Both officials are members of the Democratic party.

These remarks come alongside the deployment of state military personnel in the Windy City area under orders from the current government, despite strong objections from state officials such as the governor and mayor.

"This represents not the first instance where Trump has sought to have an African American leader wrongfully arrested," Mayor Johnson stated on that day. "I am staying put."

The governor responded via online channels, stating: "I refuse to yield. Trump is now demanding arrests of elected officials checking his power. What's next on the road toward complete authoritarianism?"

As of midweek, National Guard troops from the Lone Star State had arrived at the Elwood training facility, an army base approximately 50 miles from the city, as the federal government pushes forward with its aggressive urban crime policy and mass deportation efforts.

The president has labeled Chicago a "crime-ridden disaster zone", even though official statistics indicate significant drops in most criminal activities, such as homicides.

On Wednesday, two hundred Texas National Guard troops were expected to deploy to the Chicago area, with an additional three hundred state military forces preparing to mobilize, according to reports. Authorities reportedly stated the troops would avoid police functions but would protect federal immigration agents and government buildings.

Military personnel wearing uniforms with Texas national guard insignia were observed at the military facility in Elwood. Vehicles labeled "Disaster Relief" delivered portable toilets and essential items. Mobile units were arranged in rows. Extra barriers was placed around the perimeter.

Aviation authorities ordered no-fly zones over the military base for safety concerns until early December.

The administration has escalated immigration enforcement in the city in recent weeks, triggering protests, especially near an immigration center in a Chicago suburb.

On Monday, state and city initiated legal action against the administration, seeking to block the National Guard deployment, asking a federal judge to stop what they call "Trump's long-declared 'War'" on Chicago and Illinois, calling it "unlawful and risky".

A court hearing on their case is scheduled for the next day.

Mayor Johnson also signed an executive order on Monday prohibiting ICE officers and related personnel from using municipal facilities as operation bases for deportation efforts.

The governor has accused Trump of using military forces as "staged tools" and "chess pieces".

At a news conference on the previous day, Pritzker said that Trump is trying to "justify and make acceptable the deployment of armed soldiers under his personal authority."

The nearly 150-year-old federal law restricts the military's role in civilian law enforcement. Yet, Trump has said he would be prepared to invoke the Insurrection Act, which allows a president to send regular army in regions that are failing to put down an insurrection or are resisting federal law.

After beginning his new administration, Trump has sent or mentioned sending troops to at least 10 urban centers, such as Baltimore; Washington DC; New Orleans and West Coast locations like Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, arguing that the armed forces is essential to combat crime and protect ICE officers.

Data indicates that serious offenses across the US has decreased in recent years. In Chicago, for example, murders were reduced 31% to under three hundred through August, according to police data.

New survey data released on that day revealed that the majority of US citizens disapprove of the deployment of troops without an foreign danger.