Trump has called Chicago a “hellhole” of crime despite police statistics showing significant drops in crime, including homicides.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has accused President Donald Trump of using troops as “political props” and “pawns,” and said he didn’t get a heads-up from Washington about their deployment.

Illinois and Chicago are urging a federal judge to intervene and stop “Trump’s long-declared ‘War’” on the state.

It comes after Bryan teased a song critical of ICE, sharing a snippet of his upcoming track “Bad News” that seemingly ...