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President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom are working with National Guard Deployment There are different interpretations of the 1878 law that ruled the military enforced laws at home during the ongoing Los Angeles riots.
this Probably accompanied President Rutherford B. generally, it bans the use of the U.S. military for civilian law enforcement within the country, with key exceptions. Trump deployed the National Guard earlier Sunday, but so far, those forces have not participated in any direct law enforcement.
Trump reportedly sent the National Guard after immigration and customs law enforcement officers Attack on the streets of Los Angeles When they conduct raids to capture and deport illegal immigrants. Seeing that neither Newsom nor La Mayor Karen Bass took active action to stop the attack, Trump signed a presidential memorandum to deploy 2,000 National Guard units to “resolve lawless people who allow total festering.”
Demonstrators blocked the highway as protesters protested against federal immigration during a June 8, 2025 sweep in Los Angeles. (Reuters/Mike Black)
Even if the riots were spiraled, the news magazine immediately objected.
“I have formally asked the Trump administration to revoke the order they have illegally deployed troops in Los Angeles County and returned them to me,” Newsom wrote on Sunday on Sunday. “We didn’t have a problem until Trump was involved. It was a serious violation of national sovereignty – inciting tensions while pulling out resources from where they actually needed.”
In addition to the guards, the Pentagon said it was preparing to send 500 active-duty Marines on Sunday night.
If the military is to play an active role in suppressing the riots, the 147-year-old law will be the center stage. Exceptions to the POSSE COMITATUS Act that allows the military to enforce laws against U.S. citizens, including Congressional statutes if a rebellion is violated Law of rebellionor when the state government proves that it is unable or unwilling to impose law and order.
