Federal agents are putting up a fence around the White House on Monday in preparation for Election Day unrest.
"Crews will build a 'non-scalable' fence to secure the WH complex, Ellipse, and Lafayette Square," a federal law enforcement source told NBC News' Geoff Bennett.
According to Business Insider, Bennett also reported that 250 National Guardsmen have been put on standby in the nation's capital and are reporting to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
The threat-tracking organization International Crisis Group released a report last week saying Americans face an "unfamiliar danger" on Nov. 3 and the days following it.
"While Americans have grown used to a certain level of rancor in these quadrennial campaigns, they have not in living memory faced the realistic prospect that the incumbent may reject the outcome or that armed violence may result," the report reads.
In anticipation of unrest and violence, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been told to be ready to respond if there are threats to federal property on or after Election Day.
Retailers in large cities, including Chicago and New York, have made plans to board up stores and put up blockades in case unrest erupts.
Some organizations, such as the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, have warned of the threat coming from right-wing militia groups leading up to the election, while others have called attention to violence that could come from groups like Black Lives Matter and antifa.
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