The U.S. Supreme Court has not yet ruled on whether President Donald Trump acted lawfully in seeking to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois, according to conservative Justice Samuel Alito.
In an interview published Monday with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, Alito confirmed that the high court is still considering the issue, which stems from the Trump administration’s effort to protect federal personnel and enforce immigration law amid unrest near Chicago.
Trump has argued that deploying federal or National Guard forces to Democrat-run cities and states — including Chicago and California — is necessary due to public safety concerns and rising crime.
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