A federal judge granted a request to temporarily block a National Guard deployment in Chicago, saying the move violates the U.S. Constitution.

U.S. District Judge April Perry ruled the Trump administration's deployment of troops in Chicago violated the 10th and 14th amendments, as well as the nearly 150-year-old Posse Comitatus Act , which limits the military’s role in enforcing domestic laws.

It was not immediately clear when the temporary restraining order will take effect and how long it will last. Perry said she plans to issue another ruling Friday on the case.

Perry called the federal government's recount of recent events in Chicago and surrounding suburbs “simply unreliable," saying in the last 48 hours four separate decisions by different neutral parties cast doubt on the Depa

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