The U.S. Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let Donald Trump send national guard troops to the Chicago area as the Republican president expands the use of the military for domestic purposes in a growing number of Democratic-led jurisdictions, a policy critics call an effort to punish adversaries and stifle dissent.

The justices let stand for now a judge’s order blocking the deployment of hundreds of national guard troops in a legal challenge brought by Illinois officials and local leaders. The Justice Department had sought to allow the deployment while the case proceeds.

"At this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority ​that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois," the court's majority held in an unsigned order.

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