{"id":13878,"date":"2025-12-26T19:55:31","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=13878"},"modified":"2025-12-26T19:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:55:31","slug":"scotus-stops-national-guard-deployment-to-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblelon.com\/?p=13878","title":{"rendered":"SCOTUS Stops National Guard Deployment to Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(The Center Square) \u2013 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump can\u2019t use National Guard troops in Chicago to help federal immigration enforcement, in another blow to the president\u2019s push for federalization nationwide.\n<\/p>\n

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The justices turned down the administration\u2019s emergency request to overturn a ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry that had temporarily blocked the deployment of troops. The Supreme Court took more than two months to act on the emergency request.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,\u201d the majority wrote in an order.\n<\/p>\n

Conservative Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented from the majority.\n<\/p>\n

The move leaves in place Perry\u2019s temporary order barring the deployment amid the legal challenge.\n<\/p>\n

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker praised the decision.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is a big win for Illinois and American democracy. I am glad the Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump did not have the authority to deploy the federalized guard in Illinois,\u201d the governor said in a statement. \u201cThis is an important step in curbing the Trump administration\u2019s consistent abuse of power and slowing Trump\u2019s march toward authoritarianism.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Pritzker, a Democrat with political ambitions, condemned Trump\u2019s push to enforce immigration laws.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAmerican cities, suburbs, and communities should not have to face masked federal agents asking for their papers, judging them for how they look or sound, and living in fear that President can deploy the military to their streets,\u201d he said. \u201cThe brave men and women of our National Guard should never be used for political theater and deserve to be with their families and communities, especially during the holidays, and ready to serve overseas or at home when called upon during times of immense need.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said America\u2019s founders never intended for federal troops to be used in U.S. cities.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cNearly 250 years ago, the framers of our nation\u2019s Constitution carefully divided responsibility over the country\u2019s militia, today\u2019s U.S. National Guard, between the federal government and the states \u2013 believing it impossible that a president would use one state\u2019s militia against another state,\u201d\u00a0Raoul said in a statement.\u00a0\u201cThe extremely limited circumstances under which the federal government can call up the militia over a state\u2019s objection do not exist in Illinois, and I am pleased that the streets of Illinois will remain free of armed National Guard members as our litigation continues in the courts.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

In October, President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard to the streets of Illinois to assist in protecting federal personnel and property while enforcing immigration law.\n<\/p>\n

Trump also sent the National Guard to Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and other U.S. cities. Local and state officials challenged those deployments.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we welcome this ruling, we also are clear-eyed that the Trump Administration\u2019s pursuit for unchecked power is continuing across the country,\u201d Pritzker said. \u201cIllinois will remain vigilant, defend the rights of our people, and stand up to further abuses of authority by Donald Trump and his cronies.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

The ruling might not slow the Trump administration.\n<\/p>\n

Also on Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed the Secretary of War called up to 350 Louisiana National Guard members to support federal law enforcement partners in New Orleans and other metropolitan areas in Louisiana.\n<\/p>\n

What do you think of this decision? Share your thoughts and prayers below.<\/h4>\n

This article was originally published at The Center Square. Photo Credit: cspirtos \u2013 https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/188360810@N02\/49985911732\/, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=91059468.<\/em>
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