Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order Saturday directing the city to use “every legal mechanism” to fight back against any potential move by President Donald Trump to deploy federal agents or National Guard troops to Illinois, NBC reported.

Johnson, a Democrat, said the action was necessary to protect the city from what he described as “overreach.” Speaking at a press conference, he vowed to challenge Trump’s potential federal plan to support law enforcement in Chicago through the courts, if needed.

“We find ourselves in a position where we must take immediate, drastic action to protect our people from federal overreach,” Johnson said. We will use “every single tool that is at our disposal, and that includes the courts.”

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