"What is the Insurrection Act, and can Trump use it? The power was used during the 1960s civil rights movement during clashes over desegregation of the south but since then has been very rarely activated. The last time a president called on it was in 1992 when the governor of California requested military aid from George HW Bush in response to civil unrest in Los Angeles."
"In Sunday's Meet the Press interview, Vance said Trump hasn't felt he needed to invoke the Insurrection Act up to this point. But he confirmed that it was among the tactics being considered as the administration continues to be stymied in federal courts from deploying federalised national guard forces in Democratic-run cities. Federal courts have blocked the White House from using troops in Oregon and Illinois."
The White House is considering invoking the Insurrection Act to deploy military troops on US soil to address domestic unrest, JD Vance confirmed. Vance said the president is "looking at all of his options" and cited rising crime in cities as a rationale. Federal courts have blocked efforts to federalize National Guard forces in Democratic-run cities, including cases in Oregon, Illinois and recent challenges tied to Chicago. Military forces are normally forbidden from domestic law enforcement, but the Insurrection Act of 1807 permits deployment in cases of insurrection or rebellion that prevent federal laws from functioning. The Act was used in the 1960s and in 1992.
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