The U.S. Supreme Court has dealt a blow against President Donald Trump\u2019s push for the National Guard\u2019s deployment in Illinois, which included hundreds of troops from Texas. <\/p>\n
The high court on Tuesday denied<\/a> an application for a pause of a lower court\u2019s ruling that bars the National Guard troops\u2019 mobilization in the Chicago area. The Trump administration, which says such deployment is needed to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, submitted its request on Oct. 17. <\/p>\n \u201cAt this preliminary stage, the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,\u201d said the Supreme Court\u2019s decision<\/a>, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh penning a concurrent opinion.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch disagreed<\/a> with the majority\u2019s ruling.<\/p>\n \u201cI am not prepared at this point to express a definite view on these questions, but I have serious doubts about the correctness of the Court\u2019s views,\u201d Alito wrote. \u201cAnd I strongly disagree with the manner in which the Court has disposed of this application.\u201d <\/p>\n In early October, Gov. Greg Abbott authorized the federal government\u2019s mobilization of 400 troops from Texas to other states. Around 200 Texas guardsmen were then deployed to the Chicago area as of Oct. 8, despite the opposition from state and local governments in Illinois. <\/p>\n Shortly after, a federal court ruled that these troops couldn\u2019t be activated<\/a>, although they didn\u2019t have to withdraw from the area. <\/p>\n