Overview

• President Donald Trump told reporters he would consider invoking the Insurrection Act if judicial orders or state leaders prevent his National Guard deployments.
• A federal judge blocked the administration from deploying National Guard units to Portland after Oregon officials sued, halting planned troop movements into the city.
• Illinois and Chicago have filed suit to stop federalizing Guard members for operations in the city, with a court hearing scheduled this week on the legality of the orders.
• A California federal judge found prior military actions in Los Angeles violated the Posse Comitatus Act; the ruling is on appeal and has been stayed while the case proceeds.
• Invoking the Insurrection Act would allow federal forces to perform broader law enforcement functions, including searches and arrests, a step not taken since the 1992 Los Angeles riots.