Illinois has followed California and Oregon in filing lawsuits to stop President Donald Trump from sending in hundreds of National Guard troops to Democrat-led big cities.

The lawsuit filed Monday by Illinois and Chicago alleges Trump's authorization Saturday to deploy 300 troops to the Windy City is "unlawful and dangerous."

Trump continues to flex federal power and claims the troops are needed to protect federal buildings during immigration enforcement efforts.

But a federal judge Sunday told Trump he couldn't send troops to Oregon — hours after that state's governor said 101 California National Guard members already had arrived Saturday with more on the way and headed to Portland.

Sending the National Guard to states despite their governor's objections is not a new idea in Trump's

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