(Reuters) -In a rare use of the U.S. military for domestic purposes, President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C, and announced plans to send them to Portland, Chicago, and other cities in response to protests over his immigration policies.

Democratic-led states and cities have filed lawsuits to block the deployments, and the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to ultimately decide whether Trump’s actions are lawful. Here is the status of those cases.

LOS ANGELES

Los Angeles was the first city where Trump deployed the National Guard, sending 4,000 Guard members and 700 Marines in June. About 100 California Guard troops remain in the city, and 200 remain federalized for possible deployment elsewhere.

A federal judge has twice ruled against Tru

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