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Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard to Chicago

The Texas National Guard had been deployed to Chicago as part of the president’s effort to address the city’s high crime rates.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Deployment of National Guard to Chicago
Federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection on North Clark Street in the River North neighborhood of Chicago on Sept. 28, 2025. Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
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CHICAGO—A federal judge on Oct. 9 announced that she will temporarily block President Donald Trump’s deployment of Texas National Guard troops into Chicago.

Judge April Perry, district judge for the Northern District of Illinois, in an oral ruling, granted in part Chicago and Illinois’s emergency application to halt the federal government from sending troops to the city. A written order will be issued on Friday.

Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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