Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses reporters as President Trump weighs sending troops to Chicago. (Getty Image/ Kamil Krazaczynski)
Like residents in D.C., Chicagoans are already pushing back against Trump's potential plans.
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"Unlawfully deploying the National Guard to Chicago has the potential to inflame tensions between residents and law enforcement when we know that trust between police and residents is foundational to building safer communities," Democratic Mayor Brandon Johnson fired back in a statement. "An unlawful deployment would be unsustainable and would threaten to undermine the historic progress we have made."
Since President Trump took office in January, the Department of Homeland Security has highlighted a series of major ICE arrests in Chicago as part of its broader enforcement push. Officials say the agency is continuing mass deportation efforts while also urging undocumented immigrants without additional criminal records to voluntarily leave the country.
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President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Some local voices in Chicago are calling for major changes in order to stop crime in some parts of the city.
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"The city is not safe," restaurateur Sam Sanchez told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
"For the mayor and the governor to go on TV and use us as statistics, as numbers, I mean, we're human beings, we're talking about real time," he added.
Fox News Digital's Preston Mizell and Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
Cameron Arcand is a politics writer at Fox News Digital in Washington D.C. Story tips can be sent to Cameron.Arcand@Fox.com and on Twitter: @cameron_arcand
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