US EditionTrump's Domestic Troop Deployment Tests the Limits of a Nearly 150-Year-Old Law
President Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles citing crime and immigration enforcement amid legal challenges over the Posse Comitatus Act.
- A nearly 150-year-old law called the Posse Comitatus Act regulates when federal troops can intervene in state issues, preventing the military from enforcing domestic laws.
- President Trump deployed National Guard troops in Washington D.C. and federalized Guard personnel in Los Angeles during protests, prompting legal challenges over potential violations of the Posse Comitatus Act.
- The Insurrection Act of 1807 can trigger the suspension of the Posse Comitatus Act, allowing the president to deploy the military domestically in cases of invasion or rebellion.
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Trump’s domestic troop deployment tests the limits of a nearly 150-year-old law
As President Donald Trump pushes the bounds of military activity on domestic soil, a debate has emerged over a nearly 150-year old law that regulates when federal troops can intervene in state issues. Read more...
Trump's domestic troop deployment tests limits of nearly 150-year-old law
As President Donald Trump pushes the bounds of military activity on domestic soil, a debate has emerged over a nearly 150-year old law that regulates when federal troops can intervene in state issues. About 800 National Guard troops filed into Washington, D.C., on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said — without substantiation — that they were needed to reduce crime in the “lawless” national capital. Thousands of miles away, a judge in Califo…
The nearly 150-year old law that Trump is testing with domestic troop deployment
President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs. On Tuesday, about 800 National Guard troops arrived in Washington, D.C., after Trump claimed they were…
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Trump's domestic troop deployment tests the limits of a nearly 150-year-old law
President Donald Trump's recent actions have sparked debate over the Posse Comitatus Act, a law from 1878 that limits military involvement in domestic affairs.
The Nearly 150-Year Old Law That Trump Is Testing With Domestic Troop Deployment
As President Donald Trump pushes the bounds of military activity on domestic soil, a polarizing debate has emerged over a nearly 150-year old law that regulates when federal troops can intervene in state issues.
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