Court blocks Trump admin's bid to send National Guard to Chicago

A federal court on Friday denied the Trump administration's request to send the National Guard to Chicago while its appeal against an initial stay progressed through the courts.

Trump has sought to deploy the Guard in the face of aggressive push back from the citizenry and local government over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the Windy City.

“There was insufficient evidence of rebellion or a danger of a rebellion, nor was there sufficient evidence that the President was unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States,” the three-judge panel determined, according to The Hill.

The decision follows an earlier ruling from District Judge April Perry, that blocked the deployment. Trump previously sent the National Guard to Los Angeles to crack down on anti-ICE riots in that city earlier this year.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.