The Trump administration on Friday (October 17, 2025) asked the Supreme Court to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area, escalating President Donald Trump's conflict with Democratic governors over using the military on U.S. soil.
National Guard troops sent to Illinois by Trump can stay but can't be deployed for now
The emergency appeal to the high court came after a judge prevented, for at least two weeks, the deployment of Guard members from Illinois and Texas to assist immigration enforcement. A federal appeals court refused to put the judge's order on hold.
The conservative-dominated court has handed Trump repeated victories in emergency appeals since he took office in January, after lower courts have ruled against him and often over the objection of the three liberal justices. The court has allowed Mr. Trump to ban transgender people from the military, claw back billions of dollars of congressionally-approved federal spending, move aggressively against immigrants and fire the presidentially-appointed leaders of independent federal agencies.
Judge orders Trump to return control of National Guard to California
