Trump: The US Supreme Court prevents the administration from sending the National Guard to Illinois

Trump: The administration suffered a blow when the US Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to the state of Illinois.

According to Xinhua news agency, the court rejected the Trump administration’s motion by a vote of 6-3.

In a ruling posted on its website, the court said, “At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois.”

Trump summoned 300 Illinois National Guard men into active federal duty in Illinois, namely in and around Chicago, on October 4, which is when the conflict began. The court also ruled that the Texas National Guard men were federalized and transported to Chicago the next day.

A temporary restraining order against the federalization and deployment of the National Guard in Illinois was granted on October 9 by the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the ruling on October 16, allowing the government to federalize the National Guard but prohibiting its soldiers from being deployed.

The Trump administration then filed an appeal with the Supreme Court.

In response to the decision, White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson said that the president “activated the National Guard to protect federal law enforcement officers, and to ensure rioters did not destroy federal buildings and property.”

The decision was hailed as a “big win for Illinois and American democracy” by Democratic governor of Illinois JB Pritzker, who, like the Democratic mayor of Chicago, was adamantly against the deployment.