Supreme Court Seeks Briefs on Chicago Guard Deployment | JQJO

The Supreme Court asked the Trump administration and Illinois officials for more information as it weighs whether the president can deploy hundreds of National Guard troops in the Chicago area. The justices set a Nov. 17 deadline and requested briefs on what “regular forces” means under federal law. The case stems from a plan to post Guard units outside an ICE facility in Broadview, where protesters have gathered; DOJ cites prolonged, coordinated, violent resistance, while Illinois and Chicago dispute any obstruction. A Seventh Circuit panel previously blocked the deployment.