A federal judge on Thursday issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) blocking President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Chicago.
US District Judge April Perry, a Biden appointee, said Trump’s troop deployment violates the Posse Comitatus Act as well as the 10th and 14th Amendments.
President Trump mobilized Texas National Guard Troops and sent them to Chicago to protect ICE agents from violent far-left Antifa terrorists.
“The National Guard’s mission in Chicago is to protect federal lives and property that are facing constant criminal assault. The guard protecting DHS is activated under *federal control* and therefore, like any federal troops, can emanate from any state if such resources prove necessary to DHS (the way troops are pulled from any base). They are operating as a federal force protecting federal assets,” White House Advisor Stephen Miller said.
The National Guard’s mission in Chicago is to protect federal lives and property that are facing constant criminal assault. The guard protecting DHS is activated under *federal control* and therefore, like any federal troops, can emanate from any state if such resources prove…
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) October 9, 2025
Texas Congressman Lance Gooden hilariously trolled failed Chicago Mayor Johnson for being both outraged over Texas busing illegals to his city AND outraged over Trump sending the National Guard to his city.
“You can’t have it both ways, Brandon,” Lance Gooden said.
Chicago Mayor Johnson in 2023: Outraged by Texas busing illegal aliens to his city.
Chicago Mayor Johnson in 2025: Outraged by Texas National Guard troops protecting ICE agents who are removing illegal aliens from his city.
You can’t have it both ways, Brandon. pic.twitter.com/BVI9OqLmf2
— Lance Gooden (@Lancegooden) October 9, 2025
It is unclear how long Judge Perry’s TRO will last. She will hold another hearing on Friday.
NBC Chicago reported:
A federal judge granted a request to temporarily block a National Guard deployment in Chicago, saying the move violates the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. District Judge April Perry ruled the Trump administration’s deployment of troops in Chicago violated the 10th and 14th amendments, as well as the nearly 150-year-old Posse Comitatus Act, which limits the military’s role in enforcing domestic laws.
It was not immediately clear when the temporary restraining order will take effect and how long it will last. Perry said she plans to issue another ruling Friday on the case.
Perry called the federal government’s recount of recent events in Chicago and surrounding suburbs “simply unreliable,” saying in the last 48 hours four separate decisions by different neutral parties cast doubt on the Department of Homeland Security’s credibility.
“I don’t find any evidence of impeding actually happened,” Perry said, noting she has “found no credible evidence that there is a danger of rebellion in the state of Illinois.”
A separate federal judge based in San Francisco previously ruled that Trump violated the 10th Amendment and the Posse Comitatus Act when he deployed troops to Los Angeles to stop the violent riots in response to a lawsuit filed by California Governor Gavin Newsom.
