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By Jim Talamonti | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals
has denied the portion of the Trump administration’s emergency
motion filed Friday 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.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the appeals court
order would keep 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,”
Raoul said in a statement.
Last Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge April Perry granted the
state of Illinois’ request for a temporary restraining order to
prevent the Trump administration and the U.S. Army from
deploying the National Guard in Illinois.
Perry’s ruling came after the state of Illinois and the city of
Chicago filed a federal complaint against President Donald
Trump, cabinet officials and the U.S. Army last Monday.
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