(AURN News) – The Supreme Court has refused to let President Donald Trump deploy National Guard troops to Illinois, keeping in place a lower court order blocking his plan to send 300 Guard members into the Chicago area.
In a short unsigned order, the justices said that at this early stage of the case, the administration has not shown any legal authority that would allow the military to execute the laws within the state. That means the Guard cannot be federalized or used for immigration enforcement or crowd control in Chicago while the lawsuit continues.
Three conservative justices, Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, disagreed and said they would allow Trump to proceed. Alito argued in a lengthy dissent that whatever people think about Trump’s immigration policies, federal officials should be protected from violent attacks, and the president deserves wide latitude to use the Guard.
Illinois officials and Chicago leaders say the ruling is a win for state control and a warning against using military force to police domestic disputes.
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