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Krishnamoorthi welcomes court’s block on National Guard deployment in Illinois
The Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling maintained lower court findings that the administration failed to demonstrate the legal threshold required to justify deployment.
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Indian American congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi / Courtesy: Raja Krishnamoorthi/X
Indian American congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to block President Donald Trump’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops to the Chicago area, calling the ruling a necessary check on executive authority.
The court’s unsigned order, issued on Dec. 23, left in place lower court injunctions preventing the federalization and deployment of Guard units in Illinois.
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In a statement released after the decision, Krishnamoorthi said, “Today’s Supreme Court decision blocking President Trump’s attempt to deploy the National Guard into the Chicago area is an important step forward in stopping a clear abuse of his office—but it applies only to this case.” He stressed that broader safeguards were still needed to prevent similar actions in the future.
Krishnamoorthi pointed to legislation he introduced earlier this year, the Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act, which seeks to clarify and restrict presidential authority to deploy the military or National Guard within U.S. cities.
“I introduced the Stop Trump’s Abuse of Power Act to clarify and limit a president’s authority to deploy the military or National Guard to any American city and prevent the use of servicemembers as political props,” he said. “Congress must act to ensure President Trump cannot misuse our servicemembers this way again.”
The lawmaker, whose congressional district includes suburbs affected by the proposed deployment, also highlighted opposition from state leaders. “Illinois has stood united in opposing this illegal and political deployment since day one, and I applaud Governor Pritzker’s leadership as we all fight back together,” he said, adding, “We will continue to stand united no matter what this administration throws our way.”
The Supreme Court’s 6–3 ruling maintained lower court findings that the administration failed to demonstrate the legal threshold required to justify deployment, including the existence of a rebellion or the insufficiency of civilian law enforcement. Judges also cited long-standing restrictions on military involvement in domestic policing.
The proposed deployment stemmed from protests in the Chicago area linked to federal immigration enforcement actions that began in Oct. 2025. Similar efforts in other cities have faced legal challenges, with critics arguing that such moves risk politicizing the military.
While the decision represents a setback for the administration, it applies narrowly to Illinois, leaving unresolved questions about the potential use of other federal authorities in future cases.
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