Trump set to deploy soldiers in Illinois

The Trump administration said over the weekend that it will authorize 300 National Guard to protect federal government property in Illinois, as well as direct troops from California to Oregon, which is fighting Trump's directive to deploy the National Guard there as well.

White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said the move was necessary due to "ongoing violent riots and lawlessness, that local leaders like (Illinois Governor J.B.) Pritzker have refused to step in to quell".

"President Trump will not turn a blind eye to the lawlessness plaguing American cities," Jackson said.

The move came despite objections from Democratic Governor Pritzker.

"This morning, the Trump Administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will," Pritzker said.

"It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will," Pritzker said.

In recent months, Trump has mobilized the National Guard in Los Angeles, Washington and Portland, which he called a "never-ending disaster", and where there have been ongoing clashes between Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and local antifa protesters trying to prevent agents from deporting illegal immigrants.

Many antifa members have been arrested recently for obstructing ICE agents and could face federal charges after Trump declared the group a terrorist organization.

Oregon has filed a lawsuit against deployment of the National Guard, with a federal judge in the state temporarily blocking the measure. However, Trump on Sunday ordered 100 National Guard into the state from neighboring California.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek said Trump's move appeared to intentionally sidestep the judge's order.

"There is no need for military intervention in Oregon. There is no insurrection in Portland. No threat to national security. Oregon is our home, not a military target," she said.

In Chicago, tensions have flared for days outside the ICE facility in the suburb of Broadview, with protesters clashing with federal agents.

On Saturday, border security agents' vehicles in Chicago "were rammed by vehicles and boxed in by 10 cars," and when the agents got out of their trapped vehicle, "a suspect tried to run them over, forcing the officers to fire defensively," the Department of Homeland Security said.

One woman armed with a semi-automatic weapon fired at officers, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said.

The woman was injured and drove herself to hospital, McLaughlin added. No officers were injured, and the woman is now in custody.