The office of Mayor Brandon Johnson said it was working with Illinois' governor and Cook County, home to Chicago, in “evaluating all of our legal options to protect the people of Chicago from unconstitutional federal overreach.

Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke for the first time on the issue Sunday before attending an annual street festival in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood.

Trump said Chicago could be next to receive federal intervention similar to his actions in Washington, D.C., where nearly 2,000 National Guard troops have been deployed. Brandon Johnson called the threat "uncoordinated,