In a recent ruling, the The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s administration’s request to remove that suspension about him Deployment of soldiers National Guard in Chicago. The highest judicial authority declared that the lawsuit was not justified. In addition to a victory for the mayor, Brandon Johnsonand the governor of Illinois, JB PritzkerThe decision appears to weaken the measure’s chances of survival across the United States.
The court document was published this Tuesday, December 23rd. This intervention responds to a Trump administration request to review the caseafter Two lower courts blocked the use of military personnel for this purpose in the most populous city in Illinois.
The government’s argument That was Republican The deployment of the National Guard was necessary to protect federal agents. According to the application, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers were attacked during federal operations and were in danger.
However, The Supreme Court ruled against the application and maintained the suspension, with a few key points standing out:
The case of the city of Illinois is not an isolated case, but an example of this Strategy used by the Republican President in different places.
Whether with the justification of protecting federal agents or ordering an alleged chaos situation, Trump sent troops to five cities, All are governed by Democrats. These were:
Each of these decisions led to this Court Conflicts that had different resolutions.
Beyond the specific objections of each city, the Supreme Court ruling could pose a major obstacle to this strategy in the future. The Supreme Court’s rejection sets a precedent and may complicate the eventual deployment of the National Guard anywhere.
In parallel with the Supreme Court’s ruling this week, the Ministry of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Lawsuit against the Governor of Illinois, Pritzkerand the Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
The court presentation was against the laws HB 1312called “Illinois Bivens Act” and the SB 2730Call “Law on Access, Security and Participation in Courts”both recently approved.
As with its claim to allow the deployment of the National Guard, the Trump administration argues that these regulations make the job of federal agents impossible and put them at risk.
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