The Supreme Court deliberated for weeks over the Trump administration’s claim that National Guard troops were necessary to protect federal immigration agents from demonstrators in the Chicago area because of weak support from local law enforcement. On Tuesday, the court refused to allow President Trump to deploy the troops.

The shooting has sent ripples of worry and anxiety across many of the roughly 2,300 Afghans who have resettled in Illinois since the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021.

The 300 Illinois National Guard troops under Republican President Donald Trump’s control since early October will remain federalized until mid-April, even though the Guard members have carried out no significant operational missions and have spent most of their time stationed at a northern Illinois base.