CHICAGO (NewsNation) — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker slammed President Donald Trump as federal agents flooded downtown Chicago, accusing the administration of using federal law enforcement to sow "fear and intimidation and division" rather than fight crime.

The Department of Homeland Security has requested the Department of Defense deploy 100 military troops to Illinois amid escalating tensions.

The Pentagon told NewsNation the request was meant to safeguard federal personnel and property.

5 charged in Illinois ICE facility protest

The move follows a weekend of protests outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, where agents deployed pepper balls and tear gas.

Gregory Bovino, the Border Patrol’s commander-at-large and former El Centro Secto

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