Officials in US city have pushed back against the looming deployment, but Trump confirmed it will go ahead.

President Donald Trump said he plans to send the National Guard into Chicago after the city suffered violence on Labor Day weekend.

Gov. JB Pritzker warned Chicagoans to expect aggressive immigration raids and other troops in fatigues in the city.

The US president has threatened to expand his crackdown on Democrat-led cities, following similar moves in Washington and Los Angeles.

'This isn't a political thing,' Trump announced on Tuesday while speaking about deploying the National Guard to Chicago over its gun crime. 'I have an obligation when 20 people…

City on edge as Trump prepares to move troops in, but organizers and residents are taking steps to push back

Officials in US city have pushed back against the looming deployment, but Trump confirmed it will go ahead.

Some locals are working to prevent youngsters from sliding into gangs, but others ask the troops to come sooner.

Trump invoked war imagery in threatening to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, where Gov. JB Pritzker opposes having troops.