CHICAGO - A federal judge partially granted a temporary restraining order halting President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Illinois after hearing arguments challenging the legality of the action.
"Not even Alexander Hamilton could have envisioned one state's militia to be used against another state's residents because the President wants to punish those with views other than his own," the judge said.
What we know:
Illinois officials urged the court to order the National Guard to stand down in the Chicago area, calling the deployment a constitutional crisis. They said the Trump administration ignored a pending legal challenge when it sent troops overnight to an immigration enforcement building.
In granting the temporary restraining order, Judge April Perry ruled