A judge has decided that National Guard troops sent to Illinois to help fight crime can stay, but they are not allowed to patrol or protect federal buildings.
The Trump administration wanted the troops to have more power, but a judge said no. She said there was no sign of a “rebellion” that would allow the President to send in troops to take over.
President Trump had said he might use the Insurrection Act, which lets the government send troops to states that don’t follow federal laws or stop violence.
The judge said that the local police and courts are working fine. She said there’s no need to bring in the military to do the job of law enforcement.
She added that the idea of using a state’s National Guard against its own people just because the President disagrees with them is something the Founding Fathers never would have wanted.
The judge’s order means the National Guard troops will stay in Illinois unless another court says otherwise.
President Trump has also sent federal troops to other cities, like Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis, to help keep the peace.
