The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a blow against President Donald Trump’s push for the National Guard’s deployment in Illinois, which included hundreds of troops from Texas.
The high court on Tuesday denied an application for a pause of a lower court’s ruling that bars the National Guard troops’ mobilization in the Chicago area. The Trump administration, which says such deployment is needed to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, submitted its request on Oct. 17.
