WASHINGTON —

The Trump administration is defending its deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and Portland in court today, as Illinois and Oregon challenge the necessity of these deployments. The administration argues that courts should not second-guess the president's military decisions.

In Illinois and Oregon , state leaders argue that the situation on the ground does not require National Guard troops.

About 500 troops in Chicago are assigned to protect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in a Chicago suburb, which presents a very different scene than what played out in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.

In Oregon , a panel of judges is scheduled to hear arguments over whether the president has the authority to take control of 200 Oregon National Gua

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