The Pentagon has been planning for weeks to deploy military troops in Chicago, as part of President Trump's plan to crack down on crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration, similar to his approach in Washington,

Donald Trump’s plan to deploy troops to Chicago appears to be more than just talk. The Washington Post reports that the Pentagon has for several weeks been developing plans to deploy thousands of National Guard troops to the city in a move similar to what happened in Los Angeles in June and Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

The mission, if approved, would have parallels to the polarizing and legally contested operation that Trump ordered in Los Angeles in June.