The Supreme Court denies Trumps request to deploy National Guard in Chicago, blocking hundreds of soldiers from aiding in protests against immigration policies. The move is part of Trumps strategy to use military in Democratic-led cities, which critics argue targets political opponents. Trump had previously deployed troops to Portland, Los Angeles, Memphis, and Washington, D.C. The National Guard typically answers to state governors, but presidents can federalize them under specific laws. Trumps team portrays these cities as chaotic with violent protests, but Democratic mayors, governors, and local cops describe the gatherings as small, mostly peaceful, and under control. Federal judges have sided with locals, calling the administrations claims overblown. The Supreme Courts decision comes after a Chicago federal judge and an appeals court panel blocked the Illinois deployment, stating protests at an immigration site were not riots or rebellions. The legal back-and-forth highlights deep divides over when the military steps into domestic disputes.

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