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Trump deployed troops to Los Angeles without invoking the Insurrection Act. Can he do that?
Legal scholars say Trump’s memo authorizing the deployment of National Guard and Marines may stretch presidential powers ...
What is the Insurrection Act, and what happens if Trump uses it to quell LA protests?
Trump was asked by ABC News if he's prepared to use the 1807 Insurrection Act to curb protests against his immigration crackdown in Los Angeles. His answer: "It depends." ...
What is the Insurrection Act? Here's what Trump has said about invoking it amid LA protests
Trump's National Guard deployment to Los Angeles and recent comments signal more sweeping executive actions are possible. Is ...
Los Angeles Protests: National Guard Has Detained Some Protesters
The National Guard has at times detained protesters in its deployment to Los Angeles, an official said Wednesday, as ...
Photos show National Guard with rifles on ICE enforcement missions
On Tuesday, the X page for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) posted photos of California National Guardsmen on ...
When have presidents called in the National Guard to quell domestic unrest?
The National Guard was also called during the 1992 L.A. riots and the unrest that followed Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...
What to know about the protests over Trump's immigration crackdown in LA and other cities
About 500 of the Guard troops deployed to the protests have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations, he said. Sherman initially said National Guard troops had temporarily detained ...
Has Trump overblown the threat of protests?
President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of troops to the nation's second-largest city has unleashed indignation and anger among residents and local officials who say the threat of immigration ...