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July 25 – Protests against the deployment of federal forces occur in Seattle. July 30 – The Trump administration and the governor of Oregon reach a deal to draw-down deployed federal agents and fulfill their role using state and local police. May 14, 2021 – Executive Order 13933 is revoked by President Joe Biden.
- Can the President Use the Military to Respond to Domestic Unrest? Yes, but this is subject to certain, critical legal restrictions under the Posse Comitatus Act and the Insurrection Act.
- What are the Insurrection Act’s substantive and procedural provisions? The Insurrection Act is, by far, the Posse Comitatus Act’s most important exception (although there are others, as discussed below).
- How does the military actually interpret its role in civil disturbance operations? Critically, if the Insurrection Act is ultimately invoked, the Department of Defense still interprets its role as one that supports the civilian law enforcement agencies.
- What other legal authorities could potentially authorize a military role in law domestic law enforcement operations? Independent of the all-important Insurrection Act and its implementing instructions, there are three other avenues for the military to provide direct assistance to law enforcement activities.
Jun 2, 2020 · The relevant Department of Defense Directive (DoDD) is DoDD 3025.21 Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies and it explains what assistance is or is not usually barred by the PCA. Joint Publication (JP) 3-28, Defense Support of Civil Authorities, provides a quick summary of what the PCA typically prohibits:
Sep 30, 2019 · CSIS's Mark Cancian analyzes the structure of military forces, proposed changes, and long-term challenges in his series on U.S. forces in the FY 2020 budget. This first white paper describes the strategic and budgetary context.
In June 2020, the Trump administration began deploying federal law enforcement forces to select cities in the United States in response to rioting and monument removals amid the George Floyd protests.
Feb 10, 2021 · To implement this strategy, President Biden has pledged, “the United States has the strongest military in the world, and as president, I will ensure it stays that way.”. That pledge and the robust strategy are good news for force structure. The bad news for force structure is twofold.
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Oct 24, 2019 · This easing results from the increasing force size, which spreads deployments over more units and fills shortfalls in critical fields; a decrease in deployment levels as demands decrease in the Philippines and Syria/Iraq; and SOCOM’s mitigation efforts through Preservation of the Force and Family programs.
