Trump can't deploy National Guard in Illinois, but troops can stay, court rules

A federal appeals court on Oct. 11 said the Trump administration cannot deploy the National Guard in Illinois.

But the brief ruling by the Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, located in Chicago, said President Donald Trump can still federalize the National Guard. The ruling said troops already deployed don’t need to return home for now.

The appellate ruling largely upholds an Oct. 9 temporary restraining order by a federal district judge in the Northern District of Illinois that prevented the administration from deploying troops in the state. In her opinion, Judge April Perry wrote the National Guard deployment “is likely to lead to civil unrest.”

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The Chicago area has been at the center of the administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown, dubbed Operation Midway Blitz. Protests have erupted in response, particularly in front of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the suburb of Broadview.