US National Guard members deployed to Washington, DC, started carrying their sidearms on Sunday, a spokesperson for the Joint Task Force carrying out the mission told CNN.

Guard members will be armed with standard-issue weapons that could include rifles or pistols and 'detentions may occur leading to arrests,' says spokesperson

The Pentagon has been planning a potential military deployment in Chicago for the past several weeks. According to officials who spoke with the Washington Post, troops could be deployed to the third-largest U.

The Pentagon is planning to deploy military forces to Chicago amid Trump's crackdown on crime and immigration. The Defense Department is considering activating National Guard troops, while Illinois Governor JB Pritzker argues there is no justification for such action.