The mayor of Chicago has signed an order detailing how the city will resist a potential immigration crackdown threatened by the Trump administration.
"We do not need nor want an unconstitutional and illegal military occupation of our city," said Mayor Brandon Johnson, a Democrat. The order directs city agencies on how to respond to possible immigration enforcement actions.
Trump has already deployed about 2,000 troops to Washington DC, and has threatened to extend the order to Chicago, which he says is a "mess". There are also reports the administration is planning a surge of federal immigration agents into the city.
A White House spokesperson described Johnson's order as "a publicity stunt."
The order is the latest chapter in an escalating feud between the White House and Illinois state and local officials over violent crime and immigration.
