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Trump eyes Insurrection Act to send troops to cities
Bangkok Post
|October 08, 2025
President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to use emergency powers against rebellion to deploy more troops into Democratic-led US cities.
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National Guard personnel are seen on the grounds of the Washington Monument, on Aug 16.
(NYT)
The Republican leader openly mulled use of the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily halted a National Guard deployment in Portland, while another judge in Illinois allowed a similar move to proceed for now in Chicago. Both cities have seen surges of federal agents as part of Mr Trump's mass deportation drive, prompting protests outside immigration processing facilities.
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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