The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's effort to deploy National Guard troops in Illinois, declining the administration's emergency request to allow the planned deployment in the Chicago area while legal challenges proceed.
In the issued order, the Supreme Court refused to overturn U.S. District Judge April Perry's ruling, which had halted the federal deployment of National Guard soldiers in Illinois. The decision means troops cannot be placed on the streets of Chicago and surrounding communities for now, even as the underlying lawsuits continue to work their way through the courts.
