President Donald Trump’s administration plans to deploy Illinois National Guard troops to the Chicago region for at least 60 days, according to a memo sent by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to Illinois National Guard leadership and obtained by the Tribune.

In the memo, which was sent Saturday, Hegseth informed Illinois National Guard leadership that up to 300 of its members will be called into federal service “effective immediately” for the two-month period.

According to the memo, the president called on guard members to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Federal Protective Service, and other federal government personnel “who are performing Federal functions, including the enforcement of Federal law, and to protect Federal property, at locations where violent demonstration

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