A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration's request to lift an order preventing the deployment of the National Guard across Illinois.

The preliminary ruling by a three-judge panel allows for a temporary restraining order against the administration from deploying the National Guard. The panel agreed with Judge April Perry of the Federal District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, who initially blocked the deployment.

"There was insufficient evidence of rebellion or a danger of a rebellion, nor was there sufficient evidence that the President was unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States," the panel's ruling stated.

The Trump administration argues that the National Guard is needed to protect federal immigration facilities

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