Editor's Note: The Executive Order is expected to be signed by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker at 9 a.m. The event will stream in the video player above once it begins.

As President Donald Trump's sweeping immigration crackdown across the Chicago area continues, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will sign an Executive Order Thursday morning to "pursue accountability for the people of Illinois amid the federal deployments."

The order comes as Illinois and the Trump Administration continue their legal battle over the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois. Wednesday, a federal judge in Chicago , who had already blocked deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area for two weeks , agreed to extend that order for another 30 days.

Attorneys representing the Trump administration sai

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