* Background is here if you need it. Tribune…
A federal appeals court in Chicago on Saturday denied the Trump administration’s request for an emergency stay of a district judge’s order barring the president from deploying National Guard troops in the city and state.
The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals did, however, grant a temporary stay on a portion of U.S. District Judge April Perry’s order involving the federalization of the National Guard within Illinois.
“Members of the National Guard do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so,” the court order said.
The ruling keeps in effect Perry’s granting of a temporary restraining order Thursday halting Trump’s plan to send federalized National Guard troops into the Chicago area to act as a security force during the administration’s controversial immigration-enforcement action known as “Operation Midway Blitz.”
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…Adding… AG Raoul…
Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals denied the portion of the Trump administration’s emergency motion, filed last night, seeking an immediate administrative stay to halt the temporary restraining order granted Thursday by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
“The court’s order today keeps the troops off the streets of Chicago, Broadview or any other community in Illinois. This is a victory for our state. This is a victory for state and local law enforcement — who know their communities and who protect the right of their communities to speak truth to power.”
