Judge issues partial TRO to block Trump's National Guard deployment in Illinois

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.

The Brief

A federal judge in Illinois issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the state, ruling the move violated the 10th and 4th Amendments.

Illinois officials argued the deployment created a constitutional crisis and that federal troops escalated tensions with protesters near an ICE facility in Broadview.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker refused to mobilize troops under Title 32, leading Trump to invoke Title 10 to federalize the Illinois Nati

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