Overview

• President Trump said he is deciding whether to send federal forces to Chicago or to New Orleans, praising Louisiana’s governor while Chicago’s plan drew no timetable.
• Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson vowed a court fight, and the mayor signed an order directing city police not to join federal patrols, arrests or immigration enforcement.
• U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer ruled the June troop deployment to Los Angeles illegal under limits on military law‑enforcement, with the decision set to take effect on September 12 unless stayed on appeal.
• The White House portrays Chicago as in crisis, yet police data show homicides down about 31% this year and roughly 48% over four years, with broader violent crime trending lower.
• Federal forces remain deployed in Washington, D.C., after a mid‑August mobilization, and the administration continues to threaten similar actions in New York, Baltimore and Boston.