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Pentagon Weighs September National Guard Deployment to Chicago, Report Says

A Washington Post report says planners have drafted options to send thousands of Guard members to the city as early as next month.

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Overview

  • President Trump said Chicago would be the next focus of his law‑and‑order push and suggested New York could follow.
  • The Defense Department declined to confirm operations, stating it will not speculate and is continuing interagency planning.
  • Reporting indicates the plans would pair National Guard deployments with expanded ICE operations targeting undocumented immigrants.
  • Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Governor JB Pritzker condemned the prospective deployment as unlawful and authoritarian, pointing to recent declines in violence.
  • More than 1,900 Guard members remain deployed in Washington, D.C., with the Pentagon indicating they will be in the field with service weapons soon.