Trump, Insurrection Act
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President Donald Trump has said he may invoke the Insurrection Act, a law that grants the president the authority to deploy the U.S. military on American soil, as protests and unrest continue in Los Angeles over raids and deportations of immigrants.
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President Donald Trump has built his presidency around stretching the bounds of presidential authority, and his response to protests over an immigration crackdown in Los Angeles is no exception.
This marked the second time since 2020 that Cotton has called for using the 1807 law that gives the president authority to mobilize the military in the U.S.
California officials have asked a federal judge to limit Trump’s deployment of National Guard and Marines troops to Los Angeles. Marc Elias, the founder of Democracy Docket, joins The Weeknight to break down what’s at stake.
President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller have repeatedly used the word “insurrection” to describe the protests in Los Angeles.
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Attorney General Pam Bondi faced criticism from the press Wednesday morning regarding the Insurrection Act and whether the Trump administration would invoke it against protesters. “What is the bar for invoking the Insurrection Act,
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 some civilians.
Protests over federal immigration enforcement raids and U.S. President Donald Trump's move to mobilize the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles are spreading all over the U.S. and are expected to continue into the weekend.