Trump indicated that the Midwestern city could receive similar treatment to what he’s done in Washington, D.C., where he’s deployed 2,000 troops on the streets.

The Trump administration has been planning for weeks to send the National Guard to Chicago, two officials told CNN, as President Donald Trump looks to expand his anti-crime agenda and crackdown on immigration in major cities across the United States.

Northwest side residents called the plan a misuse of the military and a waste of money. Chicago officials described President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the National Guard as "unconstitutional."