Overview
- Trump said on Truth Social that Guard troops will leave the three cities and claimed their presence had significantly reduced crime.
- The unsigned Supreme Court order found the administration had not identified lawful authority to federalize Illinois’s Guard for immigration-related protection.
- The announcement set no timetable and provided no operational details for how the pullback will occur.
- Trump warned the forces could return "in a much different and stronger way" if crime rises, and reports indicate advisers have discussed using the 19th‑century Insurrection Act as an alternative.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta praised the withdrawal and accused the White House of using troops as political pawns, as legal experts say the ruling could complicate similar deployments elsewhere.