CHICAGO — National Guard troops are staging just outside Chicago, waiting for orders on where to go next as part of a federal immigration enforcement operation.

The U.S. Northern Command says there are 200 National Guard troops from Texas and 300 from other areas of Illinois who have been activated in the Chicago area.

“These forces will protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other U.S. government personnel who are performing federal functions, including the enforcement of federal law, and to protect federal property,” U.S. Northern Command said in a statement to NBC News.

Visible signs of National Guard members could be seen at the Army Reserve training facility in the Chicago suburb of Elwood, though it remains unclear where they will be deployed next or how they will be

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