Trump asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow for the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois to protect federal agents conducting immigration enforcement.

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to immediately allow for the deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois, alleging they are needed to protect federal agents conducting immigration enforcement.

The move comes in response to lower court rulings that blocked the effort, with the Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday again ruling against the administration.

Solicitor General D. John Sauer, representing the government, wrote in the new filing that federal agents have repeatedly been "threatened and assaulted" in Chicago and the suburb of Broadview, where an immigration facility is located.

Echoing President Donald Trump's stark and harsh language about the situation on the ground, which local leaders strongly contest, Sauer said that federal agencies "have been forced to operate under the constant threat of mob violence."

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said in an X post after the Trump filing that he would continue to defend the sovereignty of his state.