A federal appeals court reversed a lower court ruling blocking President Donald Trump from calling up the National Guard in Chicago.
Thanks to this decision, troops stationed at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Elwood, Illinois, can stay put. However, there is still the question of whether Trump can actually deploy these troops into the city.
The one-page order from the Chicago-based 7th Circuit Court of Appeals read, "Members of the National Guard do not need to return to their home states unless further ordered by a court to do so."
This order reverses a previous ruling by U.S. District Judge April Perry, who barred the White House from federalizing and deploying National Guard troops from Illinois and Texas in Chicago.
She rejected the Trump administration's argument that, because of increasing lawlessness and riots against federal law enforcement, the National Guard was required to ensure federal law enforcement would be able to do its job.
It's also worth noting that Perry was appointed by former President Joe Biden, in case that wasn't immediately obvious.
This latest decision is another win for President Trump, but there are real questions to be settled about whether he has the power to actually use the National Guard in Chicago, a Democrat-run city that has been designated a "sanctuary city."
Under radical leftist mayor Brandon Johnson, Chicago has become home to scores of illegal immigrants who are putting a strain on Chicago's infrastructure and social safety nets. This hasn't stopped Chicago Democrats from fighting tooth and nail to protect these illegal immigrants from federal law enforcement.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been working in the city, but that is very much in spite of Democrats. In fact, the Chicago Police Department was ordered not to assist federal agents who were under literal siege by violent leftist protestors.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson would rather defend illegal immigrants than make life better for American citizens in Chicago and the state of Illinois and they are willing to let federal law enforcement be besieged like they are conducting operations in a warzone.
Of course, it seems like Trump will come out on top in this particular fight as the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals also appears poised to authorize Trump's use of the National Guard in Portland, another leftist city committing insurrection by protecting criminals against federal law enforcement.
Democrat cities around the nation have opened their doors for illegal immigrants and other criminals, but refuse to allow federal law enforcement to come in and do their job.
Considering Democrats screeched about Trump committing "insurrection" for questioning the outcome of the election in 2020, one would think Democrats would believe strongly in the rule of law and the federal government's role in keeping the peace.
The actions of Democrats like Brandon Johnson must be viewed as blatant insurrection and rebellion against the federal government's lawful enforcement of immigration law.
Once this National Guard issue is put to rest, the Department of Justice ought to look into what charges could be brought against Democrat politicians who willfully obstruct and endanger federal agents.
