CHICAGO - The Trump administration said it will agree to extend a judge’s block of the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois as the Supreme Court reviews the case .

What we know:

A federal judge initially blocked the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area earlier this month after the state and city sued the Trump administration.

Trump announced he was federalizing around 300 Illinois National Guard members, along with sending about 400 Texas National Guard members to the Chicago area to protect federal immigration agents and property.

Then last week, the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois.

In a lower court filing on Tuesday, the Trump administration asked the judge who initially blo

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