""So far it hasn't been necessary, but we have an Insurrection Act for a reason," Trump told reporters at the White House on Monday. "If people were being killed, and courts were holding us up, or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure, I do that." The bottom line: If Trump were to use the Insurrection Act, the National Guard would be allowed the full law enforcement powers of local police officers."
"Driving the news: A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked Trump's deployment of the National Guard Sunday evening for the second time, after the president announced plans to send troops from California to Portland. In addition to California and Oregon suing Trump over his actions, Illinois filed a lawsuit on Monday after he said he was sending 300 members of the National Guard to Chicago."
"Flashback: The last president to formally invoke the law was former President George H.W. Bush during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, with California's consent. When Trump used protective powers to send troops to LA over the summer, they were restricted to protecting federal property and assisting federal agents, but military officials were prohibited from making arrests. Go deeper: Unrestrained Trump flirts with Insurrection Act as Marines deploy to LA"
A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked deployment of the National Guard to Portland after a presidential announcement to send troops from California. California and Oregon sued, and Illinois sued after plans to send 300 Guard members to Chicago. The president said the Insurrection Act exists for intervention when people are being killed or when courts or local leaders impede federal action. Invoking the Insurrection Act would give Guard members full law-enforcement powers. The law was last formally invoked during the 1992 Los Angeles riots with California's consent. Earlier summer deployments to LA were limited to protecting federal property and assisting federal agents, and military officials were barred from making arrests.
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