Democratic-led cities have turned to courts to stop Trump from sending US troops to their streets.

US president's comments came as Portland, Chicago continue to fight the deployment of the national guard in the courts.

US president suggests invoking the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court restrictions to deploying troops to police US cities.

Trump insists the troops are needed to instill order, but Democratic states say the deployments risk escalating tensions.

WASHINGTON: The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago sued President Donald Trump on Monday, seeking to block the deployment of federalized National Guard troops to Chicago,…

President Trump's National Guard deployments in Oregon and Illinois will be tested in court hearings scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 9.

National Guard troops have already arrived in the Chicago area, as President Trump condemns the city as a 'hellhole'.

Democratic-led cities have turned to courts to stop Trump from sending US troops to their streets.

The judge says allowing troops in the state would only ‘add fuel to the fire’, after actions by ICE agents prompted protests in the city.

The partial ruling said there was “no credible” evidence of danger in Illinois’s largest city despite assaults on ICE officers

But the Chicago-based US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit also rules the force can remain under federal control for now.