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Trump Says Chicago Is Likely Next After Federal Takeover of D.C. Policing

Local leaders say the crackdown misreads crime trends, facing legal barriers outside the capital.

Bus riders watch as Metropolitan Police Department officers detain a man during a traffic stop on H Street corridor in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.
A members of the Mississippi National Guard stands near the Washington Monument on the National Mall after U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard and ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 21, 2025. REUTERS/Al Drago
Members of the National Guard stand watch as Vice President JD Vance, not pictured, arrives to greet other members of the National Guard at Union Station in Washington, DC, on Wednesday.

Overview

  • President Trump told reporters Chicago would probably follow Washington next, with New York also floated, after asserting the D.C. operation is making the city safer.
  • Roughly 1,900 to 2,279 National Guard troops and hundreds of federal agents remain deployed across Washington, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorizing Guard members to carry weapons.
  • The White House said a separate mobilization of up to 1,700 Guard members in 19 states is for DHS and ICE processing support and is not part of the D.C. crime mission.
  • Arrest figures from the D.C. operation vary by source, with totals ranging from at least 465 to about 630, and multiple reports highlighting a sharp rise in migrant detentions.
  • Chicago and Illinois officials rejected any federal takeover, citing steep local crime declines and noting that legal authority used in D.C. does not extend to seizing control of city police elsewhere.