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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.
Oct 13, 2020 · We rate this claim partly false. The Trump administration has deployed federal forces to states without approval from local officials.
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Aug 7, 2020 · The Trump administration then deployed scores of unidentified federal law enforcement officers, many of them from the Department of Homeland Security, to Portland, Oregon, resulting in...
Jul 25, 2020 · Does President Trump have the legal authority to deploy federal law enforcement officers to Portland, Ore., Seattle and other cities? Senior administration officials have repeatedly...
May 11, 2021 · DoD confirms with U.S. Capitol Police that there is no request for DoD support. Miller meets with select members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to discuss DoD support to law enforcement agencies and potential requirements for DoD support. Miller and Milley meet with Trump.
Sep 2, 2020 · There is a law called the Insurrection Act, dating back to the 19th Century, which allows the president to deploy federal troops against the will of local authorities in certain circumstances.
Jul 23, 2020 · But there is something different in this moment, too, in President Trump’s repeated vows to send forces to other American cities for reasons that slip between protecting specific federal...
