The Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Chicago, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on the president's controversial efforts to use military forces to enforce immigration laws in Democratic-led cities. The decision hands Trump a rare defeat at a court where he has historically found favour.
In an unsigned opinion released on 23 December, the court's majority kept in place a lower court hold on the use of troops whilst litigation over the administration's actions continues. The justices said the Trump administration 'failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois'. Three of the court's six conservatives—Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch—dissented from the majority decision.
