Hundreds of US National Guard troops arrive in Chicago

Troops from Texas have been sent on a controversial mission to support President Trump's immigration crackdown.

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Trump has branded Chicago a "war zone", following recent protests against federal immigration officials in the third-largest US city.

The deployment comes amid opposition from local officials. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has accused the Trump administration of an "authoritarian march" and said the state would "use every lever at our disposal to stop this power grab".

Sources told CBS News, the BBC's US partner, that some troops could begin their assignments as early as Wednesday.

The BBC's Sumi Somaskanda spoke with Chicago Mayor Brandon JohnsonCBS also reported that trailers have been set up as temporary living quarters on the Army Reserve Training Center about 50 miles (80km) south-west of Chicago.