The White House says National Guard activations in 19 states are unrelated to President Donald Trump’s push to expand Washington, D.C.’s federal crime crackdown to other cities.

There are nearly 2,000 National Guard members in the District. They’ve been deployed to areas including the National Mall, Nationals Park and Metro stations.

Nearly 1,700 National Guard troops will mobilize across 19 states to assist DHS and ICE with immigration enforcement, Pentagon officials confirmed to Fox News.

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.

Mayor Brandon Johnson calls President Trump threat to send National Guard troops to Chicago illegal, “uncoordinated, uncalled for, and unsound,” while Gov. JB Pritzker says it would be

President Donald Trump said he’s preparing to expand federal deployments of the National Guard beyond Washington, D.C., with Chicago and New York among the cities under review.

More than 1,000 National Guard members could mobilize in 19 states, including Utah, to help the Department of Homeland Security with President Donald Trump’s na

President Donald Trump said the federal government will take control of the Washington, DC Metropolitan Police Department.

US President Donald Trump visited police officers and National Guard troops in Washington on Thursday, but contrary to earlier reports, he did so at a police facility rather than joining law enforcement officers on patrol.

The moves came as protesters pushed back on federal law enforcement and National Guard troops fanning out in the heavily Democratic city following President Donald Trump’s executive order.

Ark., commends President Donald Trump possibly joining Washington, D.C., police on patrol and defends the National Guard's 'entirely appropriate role' on 'The Story.'