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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