A federal judge is temporarily blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago. In a legal setback for the Trump administration, U-S District Judge April Perry is halting the president from deploying troops in the Chicago area for two weeks. She found no substantial evidence of a serious rebellion in Illinois, and said the […]
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Judge blocks Chicago National Guard deployment for 2 weeks
A federal judge is temporarily blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago. In a legal setback for the Trump administration, U-S District Judge April Perry is halting the president from deploying troops in the Chicago area for two weeks. She found no substantial evidence of a serious rebellion in Illinois, and said the Department of Homeland Security’s characterization of the threat “is simply unreliable.”