Video above - Report: 30 arrested in overnight immigration operation in Chicago

CHICAGO (WGN) - Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says President Donald Trump is calling 300 members of the Illinois National Guard over the governor's objections.

“In the coming hours, the Trump Administration intends to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard. They will pull hardworking Americans out of their regular jobs and away from their families all to participate in a manufactured performance -- not a serious effort the protect public safety. For Donald Trump, this has never been about safety. This is about control," Pritzker wrote in a statement.

The news comes as "Operation Midway Blitz," a mass deportation plan, began on Sept. 8, leading to the arrests of hundreds of immigrants.

On Friday,

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