The Pentagon plans to deploy the U.S. military to Chicago as President Donald Trump seeks to crack down on crime, homelessness and undocumented immigration, The Washington Post reported Saturday, citing officials familiar with the matter.

The planning, in the works for weeks, involves several options, including mobilizing at least a few thousand members of the National Guard as soon as September, the Post reported.

Chicago is among 19 states targeted for the deployment of an estimated 1,700 National Guard to aid in immigration enforcement and crime fighting in Democrat-run cities in 19 states throughout the U.S., the Daily Mail reported.

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