Insurrection Act<\/a> of 1807, which allows presidents to deploy troops domestically when \u201cunlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion\u201d against the federal government make it \u201cimpracticable to enforce\u201d US law \u201cby the ordinary course of judicial proceedings\u201d.<\/p>\nBecause of that, troops deployed in or around Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago had been largely tasked with guarding federal buildings and offering support services to immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n
About 300 National Guard members remained under federal control in both Los Angeles and Chicago at the time of Trump\u2019s announcement, with 200 more in Portland.<\/p>\n
Since first deploying the National Guard in Los Angeles to respond to protests against mass immigration enforcement sweeps, Trump has repeatedly claimed major cities across the US have been plagued by overlapping crime and immigration crises.<\/p>\n
Critics have accused Trump of taking part in dangerous political theatre to target opponents.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s announcement did not reference the ongoing National Guard deployment in Washington, DC, a federal territory, or in New Orleans, Louisiana, which had been specifically requested by the state\u2019s Republican governor.<\/p>\n
Legal setbacks<\/p>\n
The president\u2019s move comes amid a series of legal setbacks, topped last week by a Supreme Court order keeping in place a lower court\u2019s ruling barring the president from deploying the National Guard to Chicago.<\/p>\n
While members of the federal military, National Guard troops are typically deployed at the request of state governors. Presidents can unilaterally deploy the National Guard, but only in instances when other federal agents can no longer execute the law.<\/p>\n
The majority of Supreme Court justices ruled Trump has not yet met that threshold, dealing a major blow to the administration\u2019s justification for similar deployments across the country.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, Department of Justice lawyers in California withdrew a request to keep troops in the state under federal control as they appealed a lower court\u2019s ruling. That ruling by US District Judge Charles Breyer said the troops must be returned to state control.<\/p>\n
In a post on X, the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and top Trump critic, said the \u201cadmission by Trump and his occult cabinet members means this illegal intimidation tactic will finally come to an end\u201d.<\/p>\n
Newsom and his staff \u201clook forward\u201d to a more lasting court ruling on the issue.<\/p>\n
For his part, Trump, in his Truth Social post, said he would not hesitate to redeploy troops.<\/p>\n
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