US EditionPentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks, Washington Post reports
The Pentagon plans to deploy several thousand National Guard troops to Chicago by September to support federal crime and immigration enforcement efforts amid political opposition.
- In the coming weeks, up to 1,700 National Guardsmen will mobilize in 19 states to support the Department of Homeland Security from August until at least mid-November, with many stationed in Texas.
- The Defense Department has been planning for weeks multiple deployment options, including possible National Guard mobilization as soon as September, aligning with President Donald Trump's crime crackdown beyond Washington, D.C.
- Officials said the Guardsmen will assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement with administrative tasks like fingerprinting and DNA swabbing, often under Title 32 status distinct from Washington, D.C. crime operations.
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson criticized the plan as uncoordinated and noted the city received no federal outreach, adding the administration shouldn't have cut over $800 million from violence-prevention programs.
- The June deployment to Los Angeles provides a recent precedent as critics argue it violated the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and the Tenth Amendment, with 700 Marines and 4,000 National Guard troops sent despite California Governor Gavin Newsom's objections.
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US President Trump is considering the deployment of the National Guard in other states governed by the Democrats.
‘Not playing games’: National Guard headed to 19 states against crime, illegal immigration
by WorldTribune Staff, August 24, 2025 Real World News President Donald Trump said he will deploy National Guard to 19 states in his ongoing effort to fight crime and illegal immigration. “We’re not playing games,” he said in comments to law enforcement officers. The Guard will be mobilized from August until at least mid-November in […]
President Trump has announced that he wants to intervene against crime in more cities after Washington. Now the Pentagon has come up with a plan to place thousands of National Guard soldiers in Chicago – perhaps as early as next month.
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