A U.S. Court Halts Deployment of the National Guard in Illinois Temporarily

A U.S. appeals court issued a ruling prohibiting the deployment of hundreds of National Guard members sent to the city of Chicago in Illinois, thereby upholding a lower court's ruling that halted the mobilization ordered by former President Donald Trump as part of his campaign to deport immigrants.

Administrative Stay of Federal Troops

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted the appellants' request for an "administrative stay" of the forces in Illinois, temporarily preventing their deployment until the court can hear further legal arguments.

The Trump administration had appealed a preliminary ruling issued last week that prevents the deployment of the National Guard, arguing the need to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement centers that are under attack in Chicago, the third-largest U.S. city.


Details of the Deployment

The initial deployment plan in Chicago includes:

200 soldiers from the Texas National Guard.

300 soldiers from the Illinois National Guard.

Initial mobilization duration: 60 days.


The appeals court is also considering a similar case regarding the deployment of troops in Portland, Oregon, which is facing a similar temporary ban imposed by another judge.

Local Reactions

Illinois and Oregon followed the lead of California, which filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after the deployment of the National Guard in Los Angeles previously.

Federal authorities stated that the deployment of soldiers was in response to protests against ICE raids searching for undocumented immigrants, while local officials described this move as an unnecessary escalation.

The ICE raids in Chicago sparked outrage in Latino communities, accompanied by protests outside an ICE facility in the suburb of Broadview, which saw clashes with security forces and the use of tear gas and arrests.