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Ex-President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday called for the incarceration of Mayor Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker, alleging them of failing to protect federal immigration officers.

"The city's leader should be jailed for failing to secure Immigration agents!" Trump wrote on social media early Wednesday. "The Illinois governor as well!"

The two leaders are members of the Democratic faction.

Trump's statements come alongside the deployment of state military troops in the Chicago region following directives from the current government, despite vehement protests from state officials including Pritzker and Johnson.

"This represents yet another attempt where Trump attempted to have an African American leader unjustly detained," Mayor Johnson stated on that day. "I am staying anywhere."

Pritzker also replied via social platforms, declaring: "I will not yield. Trump is now demanding arrests of elected officials checking his power. What remains on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?"

By Wednesday morning, military troops from Texas had arrived at the Elwood training facility, a military installation approximately 50 miles from the city, as the administration advances with its aggressive crime strategy and mass deportation efforts.

The president has called Chicago a "dangerous disaster zone", despite police data indicate notable reductions in most criminal activities, such as murders.

That day, two hundred state guard troops were scheduled to arrive to the region, with another 300 Illinois guard personnel preparing to mobilize, per sources. Authorities reportedly stated the soldiers would avoid law enforcement duties but would protect ICE officers and their facilities.

Military personnel in combat attire with Texas national guard insignia were spotted at the US army reserve center in Elwood. Trucks labeled "Disaster Relief" dropped off sanitation facilities and other supplies. Trailers were set up in lines. Additional fencing was placed around the compound.

Aviation authorities imposed flight restrictions over the army reserve center for safety concerns until early December.

The administration has escalated deportation operations in the city in recent weeks, sparking protests, particularly near an immigration center in a Chicago suburb.

On Monday, Illinois and Chicago initiated legal action against the administration, seeking to block the National Guard deployment, asking a federal judge to stop what they call "Trump's long-declared 'Battle'" on the city and state, calling it "unlawful and risky".

Legal proceedings on their case is scheduled for Thursday.

The mayor also signed an executive order on that day prohibiting federal immigration agents and related personnel from using city-owned property as staging areas for deportation efforts.

Pritzker has charged Trump of using military forces as "staged tools" and "chess pieces".

At a news conference on Tuesday, Pritzker said that Trump is attempting to "rationalize and make acceptable the deployment of armed soldiers under his direct command."

The historic Posse Comitatus Act restricts the military's role in enforcing domestic laws. Yet, Trump has stated he would be prepared to activate the Insurrection Act, which allows a commander-in-chief to dispatch active duty military in regions that are failing to suppress an insurrection or are resisting federal law.

After beginning his new administration, the president has dispatched or discussed deploying military units to over ten cities, including major metropolitan areas and West Coast locations like Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles, arguing that the military presence is essential to combat crime and protect immigration agents.

Statistics shows that serious offenses across the US has declined in recent years. In the city, for example, homicides were down nearly one-third to under three hundred through August, according to police data.

A recent poll released on Wednesday revealed that the majority of US citizens disapprove of the deployment of troops without an foreign danger.