Some 500 National Guard troops were deployed near Chicago on Wednesday despite the objections of the Chicago mayor and Illinois governor, who decried the militarization of their city as an unnecessary provocation.

The Trump administration deployed 14 soldiers from California's National Guard to Illinois to train troops from other states.

Portland, Oregon, has been a focal point in President Trump's deployment of the National Guard to quell opposition to ICE activity in blue cities.

Sources close to the Broadview municipal administration say they expect National Guard troops to arrive at the ICE processing center Wednesday night.

About 200 members of the Oregon National Guard will remain under federal control but cannot yet be deployed to Portland, according to a ruling Wednesday by three judges in a federal appeals court. U.S.

A small group of protestors gathered outside the ICE processing facility, with their chants energized following a federal judge's extension of a nationwide consent decree.

Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.