Appeals court keeps block on National Guard deployment in Illinois, OKs mobilization [View all]

Source: ABC News

October 11, 2025, 5:35 PM


A federal appeals court is maintaining a block on the Trump administration from deploying federalized National Guard troops anywhere within the state of Illinois but allowing the federal government to maintain control of states' Guard troops.

The decision from the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals came as it granted a partial stay Saturday of a lower court's ruling that had been appealed by the Trump administration.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge April Perry issued a temporary restraining order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops from any U.S. state into Illinois.

"Pending a decision on the request for a stay pending appeal, the district court’s October 9, 2025, order is temporarily STAYED only to the extent it enjoined the federalization of the National Guard of the United States within Illinois," the circuit court ordered. "Members of the National Guard do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so."

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