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Appeals Court Lets Trump Keep Control of Illinois Guard, Blocks Deployment

The ruling preserves federal command of Guard units as deployment stays on hold pending further court review.

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FILE - A relief squad of the Tennessee National Guard files across Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., to replace troopers already stationed at strategic points in the racially tense city, March 30, 1968. The troops have been on duty in Memphis since violence erupted during a march led by Dr, Martin Luther King Jr. on March 28. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File)
FILE - Striking firefighters yell at working firefighters inside the fire station, as Tennessee National Guard troops guard the front entrance, on Aug. 15, 1978, in downtown Memphis. (AP Photo/Chuck Robinson, File)
FILE - Tennessee National Guard troopers in jeeps and trucks escort striking Memphis sanitation workers during a march through downtown Memphis, Tenn., March 30, 1968. (AP Photo, File)

Overview

  • The 7th Circuit granted an administrative stay that allows federalization of Illinois National Guard troops but refused to permit their deployment, saying out-of-state soldiers in Illinois do not need to return home for now.
  • U.S. District Judge April Perry’s temporary restraining order remains in effect through Oct. 23 after she found no credible evidence of a rebellion and questioned DHS assessments, with a hearing set for Oct. 22 on whether to extend it.
  • Roughly 300 Illinois Guard members and about 200 from Texas were activated under Title 10 for a 60‑day mission to protect ICE personnel and federal property linked to immigration operations.
  • U.S. Northern Command says Guard units in the Chicago area are limited to planning and training and are not conducting operational missions under the federal protection mandate.
  • Protests at the ICE facility in Broadview continued with clashes and arrests, and a parallel case in Oregon has produced a similar split outcome that keeps troops federalized but bars deployment as appeals proceed.