With Texas National Guard troops already on the streets of Chicago , a federal judge has temporarily blocked their deployment. US District Judge April Perry said the deployment.
With Texas National Guard troops already on the streets of Chicago, a federal judge has temporarily blocked their deployment. US District Judge April Perry said the deployment violated the 10th and 14th Amendments, as well as the Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the use of the military for law enforcement, NBC Chicago reports. Perry issued a temporary restraining order Thursday blocking the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois for 14 days, reports CNN. Her order bars the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops from any state to any location in Illinois, reports the Chicago Tribune.
The Department of Homeland Security’s «perception of events are simply unreliable», she said, per Chicago Sun-Times reporter Jon Seidel. «I have seen no credible evidence that there is danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois.
