Trump asks SCOTUS to allow National Guard deployment to Chicago

“This Court should stay the district court’s October 9 injunction in its entirety,” the solicitor general argued.

By Ben Whedon

Published: October 17, 2025 4:28pm

Updated: October 17, 2025 4:32pm

President Donald Trump on Friday asked the Supreme Court to permit his deployment of the National Guard to Chicago after a three-judge panel of a lower court upheld an initial stay on the move.

“This Court should stay the district court’s October 9 injunction in its entirety,” the solicitor general argued, according to The Hill. “The injunction improperly impinges on the President’s authority and needlessly endangers federal personnel and property.”

The Department of Justice's request followed the panel determining that “[t]here 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."

U.S. District Judge April Perry issued the initial stay. Trump has sought to deploy the guard to the Windy City in a bid to crack down on crime and illegal immigration. He previously deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles to contend with anti-ICE riots there.

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