Chicago- President Donald Trump has approved the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Chicago, claiming the move is needed to control what he described as “out-of-control crime.”

The decision came just hours after immigration authorities clashed with protesters in the city. Officials said an armed woman was shot after she and others rammed their cars into law enforcement vehicles.

State and local leaders have condemned Trump’s plan as a misuse of power. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker accused Trump of “trying to create a crisis,” saying such federal intervention undermines state authority.

At the same time, a federal judge in Portland, Oregon, temporarily blocked a separate Trump administration plan to send 200 federal troops to that city. Judge Karin Immergut said Trump’s statements about Portland were “not based on facts” and ruled that deploying federal forces without state consent violated the Constitution. She warned that such actions blurred “the line between civil and military authority.”

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a statement that border agents in Chicago were forced to fire defensive shots after being attacked. “Law enforcement was forced to deploy their weapons and fire defensive shots at an armed US citizen,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. The injured woman later drove herself to a local hospital, according to DHS.

The White House defended the deployment. Spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said, “Amidst ongoing violent riots and lawlessness that local leaders like Governor Pritzker have refused to control, President Trump has authorized 300 National Guardsmen to protect federal officers and property.”

These deployments have raised legal and constitutional concerns, as the National Guard is typically deployed by state governors, and federal law restricts military involvement in domestic affairs.