Abigail Jackson

Rule Changes

Active

The United States has historically deported people to their countries of origin. Now it pays African nations to accept deportees with no connection to those countries — Eswatini, Rwanda, South Sudan, Uganda, Ghana, and Burundi have signed deals, and Human Rights Watch counts more than 500 people expelled to unfamiliar African countries since January 2025.

Updated Oct 16

Force in Play

Publicly defending the deployment’s legality

The troops are still in Washington. The D.C. Circuit's stay kept the deployment in place while the appeal proceeds, and the mission continued through the 2026 election, with Guard members seen at ballot boxes in October.

Updated Oct 16

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Defended administration position after Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court told President Trump he can't send National Guard troops to Illinois. The 6-3 decision on December 23 marks the first time the modern court has blocked a president from federalizing state Guard units over a governor's objections. Trump claimed protests at an ICE facility in suburban Chicago constituted a rebellion, and the court wasn't buying it.

Updated May 16