Attorney General Raoul Issues Statement After U.S. District Court Declares Case Over National Guard Deployment Moot

CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District declared the case over National Guard deployment moot.

“In October, the District Court for the Northern District took action to stop the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops in Illinois because the administration could provide no lawful explanation for its deployment. That is because none existed. This matter went all the way to U.S. Supreme Court, which denied the administration’s attempt to stay that lower court’s order. Now, several months later, the federal government has conceded that the orders for deployment are not operational.

“The American people, regardless of the city or state in which they reside, should not live under threat of military occupation simply because they live in a jurisdiction that has fallen out of a president’s political favor. I am pleased that today, the court has declared the Trump administration’s unlawful orders defunct and said it is absolutely clear that the administration cannot use the Illinois orders to federalize or deploy National Guard troops in Illinois. I am proud of the attorneys from my office who diligently fought to uphold the rule of law, because in Illinois, we recognize that the Constitution is not merely a suggestion.”

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