US Edition
Posse Comitatus Act: Does Law Allow Trump to Send Troops to LA?
- President Donald Trump deployed about 2,100 National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles in June 2025 to assist with protests against federal immigration raids.
- The deployment occurred without California Governor Gavin Newsom's consent, raising questions about presidential authority under the Posse Comitatus Act and Title 10 law.
- Newsom filed a federal lawsuit claiming the deployment violates the U.S. Constitution and that the military response was unwarranted and undertaken without required state input.
- Legal experts emphasize that the Insurrection Act of 1807 is the primary legal basis for deploying the military in domestic law enforcement, but Trump did not activate it, remarking that such action would hinge on the presence of an actual insurrection.
- The ongoing legal battle highlights tensions over federal versus state authority and could set important precedents for future military use in domestic civil unrest.
62 Articles
62 Articles
What U.S. law says about Trump's deployment of active duty troops to Los Angeles
The standard to dispatch the military to a state is not simply in the eye of the beholder. There are limited legal circumstances in which a president is supposed to deploy the military domestically.
Posse Comitatus & What's Taking Place In LA » Sons of Liberty Media
Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, or the Space Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more …
The last case: the militarization of the response to the protests in Los Angeles Donald Trump is the man of the special powers. But not because he is a Superman of life, but because the four and a half months of mandate he carries on his return to the White House are marked by the resort to extraordinary laws to govern. Trump is bothered by democracy, procedures, the balance of powers, the counterweights... He just wants to send by decree, sign …
Americans Hate Trump’s Plan to Unleash Troops on Los Angeles
The president’s decision to use the Marines on U.S. civilians in Los Angeles is not sitting well with the public. A YouGov poll released Tuesday morning indicates that the majority of Americans disagree with Donald Trump’s order sending 700 Marines to break up anti-ICE protests in the city. The number of people against the president’s action eclipsed those who supported it by double digits, with 47 percent of polled Americans saying they disagre…
Trump is testing Los Angeles
I’ve been hearing sirens and helicopters on and off since Saturday afternoon. These are the sounds of the Los Angeles Police Department passing my neighbourhood on their way to police the protests. Beyond this, my own life has hardly been affected by what’s going on downtown. Neither, as far as I can tell, has the lives of the vast majority of the city’s 3.8 million residents. Even so, President Trump has deployed the National Guard, along with s
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources are Center
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
