"President Donald Trump said he's dropping for now his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks held up the effort. We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again Only a question of time! he said in a social media post Wednesday."
"Governors typically control states' National Guardsmen, and Trump had deployed troops to all three cities against the wishes of state and local Democratic leaders. He said it was necessary as part of a broader crackdown on immigration, crime and protests. The president has made a crackdown on crime in cities a centerpiece of his second term and has toyed with the idea of invoking the Insurrection Act to stop his opponents from using the courts to block his plans."
President Trump suspended his immediate plans to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland after legal roadblocks prevented deployments. The deployments had been made against the wishes of state and local Democratic leaders and were framed as part of a broader crackdown on immigration, crime and protests. The Justice Department said any Guard mission would focus on protecting federal property and agents rather than solving overall city crime. Local officials credited police and public safety programs for crime reductions, and Chicago reported 416 homicides in 2025, the fewest since 2014. The push faced legal challenges at nearly every turn.
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