Lawyers for President Donald Trump's administration told the Supreme Court that it could have sent "active duty" military officers to U.S. cities like Chicago to enforce federal immigration laws instead of National Guard troops, according to a new report.

The report reveals how far the Trump administration is willing to take its controversial immigration detention policies. So far, tens of thousands of migrants have been detained during the raids, even as courts work to determine whether the raids are legal or not.

“The standing military was undoubtedly an available option to quash the violent resistance to federal immigration enforcement,” US Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued in front of the court, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Trump has repeatedly claimed he has unlimited authority to deploy the American military to cities, even though legal experts say such a move would violate the Constitution.

Federal law allows a president to deploy the military during an insurrection or a time of war. Trump's lawyers have had a hard time presenting evidence that justifies such a deployment, reports indicate.

“There is a strong tradition in this country of favoring the use of the militia rather than the standing military to quell domestic disturbances," Sauer continued.

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