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

The decision keeps troops off the streets pending appeals, with a district court hearing set for Oct. 22.

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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 allowing federalization of Guard units in Illinois but refused to permit their deployment, saying troops need not return to their home states for now.
  • U.S. Northern Command says roughly 300 Illinois and 200 Texas Guard members activated under Title 10 in the Chicago area are conducting planning and training only, with no operational activities.
  • 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 criticized Homeland Security assessments as unreliable.
  • Protests at the ICE facility in Broadview continued with clashes and arrests, and a federal judge ordered the removal of an eight‑foot fence that the village said unlawfully blocked a public street.
  • Parallel cases in Portland produced similar limits on deployment, underscoring a broader court fight over presidential authority, state sovereignty and the use of military forces in domestic law enforcement.