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The National Guard troops in Illinois can remain under federal control and in the state,

but they can't deploy, at least for now.

That's according to the latest ruling

in the ongoing legal fight over the Trump administration's use of National Guard troops. And

Pierre Shonda Lee Stuster has more. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday temporarily

paused the lower course decision blocking the Trump administration from federalizing the National

Guard in Illinois. The Trump administration on Friday had filed an emergency request, asking the appeals court

to block the earlier decision and allow it to deploy the Guard in Illinois. Attorneys for the

administration argue that the federal government will, quote, suffer irreparable harm if the appeals

court did not block the decision. The appeals court

ruled that while the National Guard can be under federal control, it cannot be deployed for action

in the state while the case continues. It also said National Guard troops can stay in Illinois unless

ordered by a court to leave. Shandalee Duster and PR News.

The Trump administration says it sent layoff notices to more than 4,000 federal workers,

and it filed papers last night in response to a lawsuit brought by labor unions representing government workers.

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