US appeals court rejects Trump bid to deploy National Guard in Illinois for now

A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Trump administration’s request to put a hold on a court ruling that temporarily blocks the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois while it appeals.



The ruling will allow a temporary restraining order against the deployment entered by U.S. District Judge April Perry in Chicago on October 9 to remain in place. Perry had sided with Illinois, finding that immigration-related protests did not amount to a “rebellion” requiring National Guard intervention.



Perry had entered the temporary restraining order after hearing more than two hours of arguments from lawyers for the U.S. government and the state of Illinois, which sued the Trump administration over the deployment.



It is set to expire on October 23, but Perry has scheduled a hearing for October 22 to consider whether it should be