The Pentagon has been planning for weeks to deploy military troops in Chicago as part of President Donald Trump 's plan to crack down on crime, homelessness, and undocumented immigration, according to a Washington Post report published Saturday. Military officials are sketching out a plan that could deploy a few thousand National Guard members , with the use of active-duty forces also under discussion.

Democratic Governor JB Pritzker issued a sharp response Saturday evening, stating that "The State of Illinois at this time has received no requests or outreach from the federal government asking if we need assistance, and we have made no requests for federal intervention".

Newsweek reached out to the U.S. Department of Defense via email on Saturday for comment.

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