Illinois and Chicago filed a lawsuit Monday aiming to stop US President Donald Trump's administration from sending hundreds of National Guard troops to the city, Reuters reported.

The lawsuit was filed just as troops prepared to deploy and hours after a federal judge blocked troops from being sent to Portland, Oregon. It set off a fresh legal battle over the president’s authority to use soldiers to respond to protests over his immigration crackdown.

The lawsuit, which was filed by the state of Illinois and the City of Chicago, accuses Trump of attempting to use National Guard troops “to punish his political enemies.” The deployment infringes on the state’s sovereignty and right to self-governance, according to the filing.

“The American people, regardless of where they reside, should n

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