After the incredible crime crackdown in our nation's capital, President Trump now plans to mobilize up to 1,700 additional National Guardsmen in 19 states in the coming weeks. New York and Chicago are at the top of the list.
Pentagon officials confirmed to FOX News that this is to assist the Department of Homeland Security with Trump's nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration and crime.
President Trump has spoken about expanding the operation to other states, telling a group of federal agents and National Guard troops at a DC patrol center earlier this week, "We're going to make it safe, and we're going to then go on to other places."
Documents obtained by FOX News show planning for activations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming – with status effective from August through mid-November. Texas is projected to host the most significant Guard presence.
A U.S. Defense official told FOX, "We won’t speculate on further operations, but can tell you that the department is a planning organization and continues to work and plan with other agency partners to protect federal assets and personnel."
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