US EditionUS appeals court rejects Trump bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now
- On Oct. 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld U.S. District Court Judge April M. Perry's Oct. 9 order barring President Donald Trump from deploying troops to Illinois.
- DHS and ICE reported more than 1,000 arrests tied to Operation Midway Blitz, and the Trump administration said the National Guard was needed to catch the `worst of the worst` criminal immigrants.
- Appellate judges noted the administration likely overestimated crowd unrest and wrote demonstrators' actions did not constitute rebellion; Judge April M. Perry found a `lack of credibility` in federal officials' declarations.
- Last week, U.S. District Judge April M. Perry placed a two-week hold on the deployment pending additional hearings, while the administration may appeal to the Supreme Court's emergency docket and related lawsuits proceed in other circuits including the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
- Illinois officials filed suit saying the deployment violated state sovereignty, Trump warned he might invoke the Insurrection Act if courts block troops, and the White House expects to be vindicated despite USA TODAY's verification gaps.
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On Thursday, a federal court of appeal confirmed the suspension of the deployment of the National Guard soldiers to the state of Illinois, as desired by the U.S. President. The court finds that the government has not demonstrated "the existence of a rebellion or a danger of rebellion" in the area. - Donald Trump loses on appeal to Chicago: US justice opposes the deployment of the National Guard (International).
Appeals Court Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Deploy National Guard in Illinois for Now
A federal appeals court on Oct. 16 rejected the Trump administration’s request to pause a lower court ruling from last week that temporarily prevents the president from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois during his appeal. The three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based out of Chicago, said it lacked evidence that federal law enforcement has been unable to enforce U.S. immigration laws. Their ruling allows an Oct. …
The administration has not demonstrated "the existence of rebellion or a danger of rebellion in Illinois," the court of appeal said. Democrats accuse the US President of authoritarian drift and militarize public security issues.
The decision confirms a first judgment of 9 October, delivered after a referral to the Democratic Governor of Illinois.
A federal judge had previously said that Trump could not deploy troops in Illinois. An appeals court reaffirmed it
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