A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to the city and state as part of its ongoing immigration enforcement push, saying she had no faith in the government’s claims of out-of-control violence and that it was federal agents who started it by aggressively targeting protesters with tear gas and militaristic tactics.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry is the latest setback for President Donald Trump, who has claimed ongoing violence and clashes between protesters and immigration agents in Chicago and other U.S. cities justified sending federalized troops onto the streets as a security force, even as local and state officials accused the president of manufacturing a crisis to justify unnecessary — and unprecedented — force.
The temporary restraining order issued by Perry, which took effect immediately, bars the president from deploying federalized National Guard troops from any state to any location in Illinois. A written ruling would be issued Friday, she said.
Thankfully the generals in the National Guard are listening to the courts, unlike the politicial side of government. I’m sure many of them realize they are the true last stand to keeping things civil as a country when the federal government appears to want to overthrow local elected officials in states it doesn’t like. We are in unprecedented waters with every move these fools in power attempt
Will he actually comply with the ruling?
the national guard will comply with the ruling… but it’s just a 2 week, temporary block
I doubt it, because he can just get his goons in the Supreme Court to change the ruling. It feels like these “judge blocks X” events are nearly meaningless. I mean they still do something but in a sane world… we wouldn’t be at this point.
because he can just get his goons in the Supreme Court to change the ruling
Trump: “WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH MOMMY BARRETT DADDY THOMAS THEY WON’T LET ME HAVE MY WAY WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH”
Unless he’s gonna waddle his fat orange ass out there and do it himself, at this point these rulings are less about whether HE’S going to listen and more about whether the people actually doing his dirty work listen.
Doesn’t have to. “Official acts.”
No worries lads, I’m sure Clarence Thomas is already writing an “its okaaaayyy” letter in response to this to justify his bribes
