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A national security law expert describes the legal hurdles President Donald Trump faces as he plans to send National Guard troops to other Democratic-led cities like Chicago and Portland, Oregon.
President Donald Trump's efforts to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities — including Los Angeles; Portland, Oregon; and Chicago — over the objections of Democratic mayors and governors have prompted a host of questions about the president's authority and who controls the Guard.
Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Tuesday in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.
Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Tuesday in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.Â
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's motorcade arrives outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Tuesday in Portland, Ore.
Photos: Cities around the US see immigration protests
Federal officers hold down a protestor in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Anthony Vazquez
A gas canister erupts on the street in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Anthony Vazquez
Protestors stand and chant in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Anthony Vazquez
Protestors create a line to maintain distance between ICE officers and protestors in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
Anthony Vazquez
A person stands by a sign that reads "Guard: Go Home!" while they protest outside the federal courthouse on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025, in Portland, Ore., as a federal court hearing on Oregon's bid to temporarily block President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to Portland is held inside. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Jenny Kane
A protester stands off against police and federal officers at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Protesters gather at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Protesters carrying flags and signs stand outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Law enforcement officers arrest a protester near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Portland police officers talk to a man near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Security officers deploy near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
People demonstrate above Interstate 40 in Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, against the deployment of the National Guard in Memphis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
George Walker IV
Protestors gather for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Nikki Boertman
Rachael Spriggs, accompanied by Sandra Pita, left, and Tikeila Rucker, center, addresses protestors gathered for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Nikki Boertman
Protestors gather for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Nikki Boertman
People march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to protest against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Nikki Boertman
Protestors gather for a march in Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, to march against the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Nikki Boertman
Joe Calhoun, who marched with the Memphis Sanitation Strike as an 18-year-old, joins community activists to march against the National Guard being sent to Memphis, Tenn., Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Nikki Boertman)
Nikki Boertman
A protester yells at police and federal officers during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
A protester stands draped in an American flag watches as law enforcement officers try to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Law enforcement officers arrest a protester during a protest at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Police and federal officers throw gas canisters to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
Ethan Swope
Police and Federal officers stand guard an area by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
A national security law expert describes the legal hurdles President Donald Trump faces as he plans to send National Guard troops to other Dem…
Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Tuesday in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.
Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on, are seen at the U.S. Army Reserve Center on Tuesday in Elwood, Ill., a suburb of Chicago.Â
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem's motorcade arrives outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility Tuesday in Portland, Ore.
