What is the ‘insurrection act’? Trump’s new favourite term – All you need to know about

US President Donald Trump and his top aides have increasingly used the term “insurrection,” making it a frequent part of their vocabulary, to describe protests against immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) in cities like Portland and Chicago. Trump has even suggested that he could invoke the “Insurrection Act”, a nearly 230-year old law to deploy […]

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‘I would certainly invoke it’: Trump signals readiness to use Insurrection Act as LA immigration protests escalate

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he is prepared to invoke the Insurrection Act if protests in Los Angeles escalate into what he defines as an “insurrection.” The comment comes amid ongoing demonstrations now entering its fourth day against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.“If there’s an insurrection, I would certainly invoke it. We’ll see,” […]

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Will Donald Trump invoke Insurrection Act on April 20, deploying US military on America’s soil?

US President Donald Trump One of the first executive orders of US President Donald Trump’s second term was the declaration of a “national emergency” along United States’ border with Mexico. The order came with a clause that Trump might invoke the “Insurrection Act of 1807” and possibly deploy the US military on America’s soil on […]

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