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 Trump administration officials seriously discussing invoking Insurrection Act, sources say
10/09/25 12:42 PM
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A decision isn't expected to be imminent, one source said, but debate within the administration has shifted recently to more deeply exploring how and when the act might be invoked.
Oct. 8, 2025, 2:55 PM EDT
By Courtney Kube, Katherine Doyle, Carol E. Lee and Garrett Haake
WASHINGTON — White House officials have held increasingly serious discussions in recent days about President Donald Trump’s invoking the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th century law that gives the president the power to deploy active-duty troops inside the United States for law enforcement purposes, five people with knowledge of the talks told NBC News.
Trump has sought to deploy National Guard troops in several major cities — including Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon — saying they are needed to reduce crime and protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials from protesters. Critics have said the Trump administration is exaggerating issues in those cities.
A decision to invoke the act is not expected to be imminent, a senior administration official said. Were it to happen, it would be a notable escalation. The guard is currently deployed in limited support roles since active-duty members of the military are forbidden from conducting civilian law enforcement actions, such as conducting searches and making arrests. But the Insurrection Act allows the president to deploy troops inside the United States for that purpose.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-officials-insurrection-act-national-guard-deployment-sources-rcna236194?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
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