U.S. President Donald Trump said he would send national guard troops to fight crime in Chicago, following similar troop deployments to Washington and California. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/03/world/politics/trump-national-guard-chicago/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #chicago #us #donaldtrump #crime #republicans #brandonjohnson #jbpritzker
The #Chicago#Police Dept will be barred from helping #federal authorities with #civil #immigration enforcement or any related patrols, traffic stops & checkpoints during the surge, acc/to an EO signed by Mayor #BrandonJohnson.
The mayor directed all city departments to guard the #ConstitutionalRights of Chicagoans“amidst the possibility of imminent militarized immigration or #NationalGuard deployment by the federal government.”