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Trump barred from deploying troops to Chicago, for now

Appeals court continues to block Trump's deployment of National Guard in Illinois

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"No, only Congress can suspend habeas corpus."

"Habeas corpus can only be suspended under the Constitution in times of invasion or insurrection. None of that is happening now."

"This is a really important question, and the answer is a categorical no."

"We are going to suspend the writ of habeas corpus if the courts keep ruling against this [Trump's mass deportations]."

"I can assure you that the president and the entire administration are certainly open to all legal and constitutional remedies [including pausing the writ of habeas corpus] to ensure we can continue with the promise of deporting illegal criminals from our nation's borders."

"I would say that's [suspending the writ of habeas corpus] an option we're actively looking at."

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A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's request to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, with the three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit finding insufficient evidence of rebellion.</span

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A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's request to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago, with the three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit finding insufficient evidence of rebellion.

The appellate panel consisted of judges appointed by three different presidents and concluded that the administration had not demonstrated conditions justifying troop deployment under federal law, even with substantial deference to presidential assertions.</span

Politico

The appellate panel consisted of judges appointed by three different presidents and concluded that the administration had not demonstrated conditions justifying troop deployment under federal law, even with substantial deference to presidential assertions.

Trump had ordered hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago claiming they were needed to combat crime and protect immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker opposing the deployment.</span

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Trump had ordered hundreds of National Guard troops to Chicago claiming they were needed to combat crime and protect immigration agents during Operation Midway Blitz, with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker opposing the deployment.

The court found that protests at immigration facilities, while occasionally violent, did not constitute rebellion against government authority and that federal facilities remained operational with local law enforcement containing disruptions.</span

The court found that protests at immigration facilities, while occasionally violent, did not constitute rebellion against government authority and that federal facilities remained operational with local law enforcement containing disruptions.

Approximately 500 National Guard members from Texas and Illinois were federalized for the Chicago area, though the appeals court allowed federal control to continue while blocking their actual deployment within the state.</span

The New York Times

Approximately 500 National Guard members from Texas and Illinois were federalized for the Chicago area, though the appeals court allowed federal control to continue while blocking their actual deployment within the state.

The Trump administration could appeal the decision to the Supreme Court or invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass court orders, with similar legal challenges occurring in Portland and Los Angeles regarding National Guard deployments.</span

The Trump administration could appeal the decision to the Supreme Court or invoke the Insurrection Act to bypass court orders, with similar legal challenges occurring in Portland and Los Angeles regarding National Guard deployments.

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