The Trump administration was handed a big Supreme Court loss Tuesday over deploying National Guard troops in Chicago.
The High Court ruled that Trump and his administration lacked the authority to federalize and deploy the National Guard to enforce laws in Illinois.
“At this preliminary stage, the government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois,” the court wrote in the unsigned order.
Three far-right justices dissented from the opinion: Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, and Neil Gorsuch.
"This is a rare ruling against the Trump administration," CNN's Joan Biskupic reported.
The ruling stemmed from Trump's order to deploy the National Guard to Illinois to protect ICE agents, CNN reported. It could have an impact on other cases in other cities where the Trump administration has pushed to bring troops.
"This now brings to light another ground that the challengers can invoke," Biskupic added.
The National Guard can no longer deploy to the Broadview, Illinois ICE detention center.
The move signals new scrutiny from the Supreme Court.