BOSTON — Forget potholes and parades — City Hall is now gaming out whether soldiers could soon be marching down Tremont Street.

Mayor Michelle Wu is sounding alarms that President Trump’s law-and-order crackdown might crash into Boston, with National Guard boots on the pavement and ICE vowing to “flood the zone” in Boston.

Trump has already restored order in Washington, dispatching thousands of Guardsmen to patrol the capital and putting the D.C. police force under federal control. Now the question on Boston lips: is the Hub next?

Wu’s alarm bells

On GBH radio, Wu downplayed crime and painted Trump’s moves as a “test” of authoritarian power — accusing the President of trying to stage confrontations in American cities. Instead of welcoming reinforcements, she warned Bostonians to prepare for federal troops “coming against their will.”

ICE surge on the way

The immigration crackdown is no longer hypothetical. Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons promised his agents will “100 percent” ramp up operations in Boston, pledging to “flood the zone” in sanctuary jurisdictions. That means more raids, more enforcement, and fewer safe havens for illegal immigrants protected by Wu’s sanctuary rules.

With ICE already moving in, the prospect of Guard convoys rolling into the city is no longer far-fetched. For Wu, who boasts that Boston is “the safest city in America,” it’s a nightmare scenario. For residents fed up with chaos and crime, it may be overdue backup.

Political theater? Or overdue order?

Governor Maura Healey sneered that Trump’s crackdown is nothing more than “political theater.” But Bostonians don’t need Shakespeare to know what a surge looks like: ICE first, troops next. Even Wu admits she’s making preparations for it.

For now, Tremont Street is still filled with food trucks and tourists. But if the federal surge keeps spreading, Boston’s brick-lined streets could be swarming with camo and badges.

Wu can cry “political theater” all she wants — but Trump’s crackdown is real, and Boston may soon feel the weight of federal boots on the ground.