Overview

• The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Guard members already in Illinois may remain but cannot be mobilized.
• Judges rejected the administration’s request for immediate deployment, leaving the federal government barred from sending additional troops.
• U.S. District Judge April Perry’s injunction remains in effect at least through October 23, pending further proceedings.
• Officials had said about 200 Texas Guard soldiers were en route to Illinois, but those present must stand down under the ruling.
• Parallel litigation continues elsewhere, including an order by Judge Karin Immergut blocking a planned mobilization to Portland, as the White House signals readiness to invoke the Insurrection Act.