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A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois after hundreds of Texas guards arrived in the midwestern state on Tuesday — with the blessing of Gov. Greg Abbott — to boost federal authorities, despite fierce pushback from local residents and the state’s Democratic leaders who have called the president’s action unlawful. U.S. District Judge April Perry issued a lengthy oral ruling and a sparse court order that says the block will expire Oct. 23. Visit Texas Tribune dot org for updates.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the deployment of the National Guard in Illinois after hundreds of Texas guards arrived in the midwestern state on Tuesday — with the blessing of Gov. Greg Abbott — to boost federal authorities, despite fierce pushback from local residents and the state’s Democratic leaders who have called the president’s action unlawful. U.S. District Judge April Perry issued a lengthy oral ruling and a sparse court order that says the block will expire Oct. 23. Visit Texas Tribune dot org for updates.
