Overview

• Johnson signed an order forbidding Chicago police from assisting any National Guard troops or federal officers in patrols or immigration enforcement.
• The directive requires city officers to wear uniforms and keep faces uncovered to ensure they are clearly distinguishable from federal personnel.
• AP, citing U.S. officials, reported a possible start to a federal and Guard operation in Chicago on Sept. 5.
• The White House criticized the order as a publicity move, while Johnson argues crime has fallen sharply in the city.
• Reporting notes the president’s authority to deploy the Guard is constrained, whereas sending federal agents faces fewer statutory limits, following earlier actions in Washington and Los Angeles.