Federal officials confirmed that roughly 200 Texas National Guard troops would be flown into Chicago by Wednesday morning to assist law enforcement operations in high-crime neighborhoods.

The lawsuit, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and joined by Governor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, argues that the deployment is “an unlawful act of political retaliation” against Democratic-led jurisdictions.

“The American people should not live under the threat of occupation by the United States military simply because their city leadership has fallen out of favor with a president,” the filing reads.

Trump, however, defended his decision as both legal and necessary, saying the troops are needed to support federal agents combating gang violence and enforcing immigration laws in Chicago — a sanctuary city that restricts cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

“We have an Insurrection Act