President Donald Trump says his administration will send “a surge” of federal agents to US cities in an anti-crime initiative, Operation Legend.
Speaking from the White House, Mr Trump said he had “no choice” but to deploy hundreds of federal agents to Chicago.
He is also expanding federal law enforcement in Kansas City, Missouri, and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Federal officers are already in Portland, Oregon, where the mayor says they are making ongoing protests worse.
source: bbc.com