- The memo of the White House Föderst the troops of the National Guard In response to protests in Los Angeles this weekend there is no city or a state for its commitment. It also approves their activation in areas where protests “appear or probably occur”. A law said that the memo could apply anywhere and preventive.
President Donald Trump’s activation of troops from the California National Guard could go beyond Los Angeles and the unrest that took place there over the weekend.
The Memo that he published on Saturday According to protests against its immigration attacks, the national guard has not given a city or a state for its commitment.
It also approves the activation of the National Guard in areas where protests “occur or probably occur”.
Accordingly Elizabeth GoiteinSenior Director of the Liberty and National Security Program of the Brennan Center means that it can actually be used nationwide and even before protests.
“No president has ever federized the national guard to react to potential future unrest in the country,” she wrote in Sunday in A thread on x. “Preventive use is literally the opposite of use as the last way out. It would be a shocking abuse of power and the law.”
The White House did not immediately answer a request for a comment.
The memo relies on title 10 of US code 12406 to temporarily commission the guard to protect immigration and customs authorities and other members of the government.
This is because theCounty Act from 1878 could belargely prevents federal troops from participating in civilian law enforcement agencies in Germany and waking up Vocal protection tasks And other logistical support for ice cream.
During the protests on Sunday in the city center of Los Angeles, the guard protected the federal building, while the police authority La and the California Highway Patrol Patrol troubled and arrested.
Nevertheless, Trump ordered the operation, although Gavin Newsom’s objections from California Governor, who sued the administration, sued, sued and claim that she had illegally sent in the troops.
There is an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, which would enable troops to play a more active role in law enforcement, but thatUprising lawhas not yet been called.
Nevertheless, Trump’s memo said that members of the “regular armed forces” can also be used to support the “protection of federal functions and property”.
The Ministry of Defense said that on Sunday 500 Marines in Twentynine Palms are in a “ready for the use status” in the event that they are needed.
When asked on Sunday whether he wants to send us troops to Los Angeles, Replied Trump“We will have troops everywhere. We won’t let this happen to our country. We will not let our country torn apart as it was among bidges.”
The Goitein of the Brennan Center pointed out that Trump’s memo cites no law that approves the use of troops with an active service.
“The administration would probably claim inherent constitutional law to protect federal personnel and ownership (in accordance with the language of the memos). But the Posse Comitatus requires” Express “touch – not an assertion of implicit,” she added.
“In short: don’t be fooled by the absence of the words” uprising “. Trump has approved the use of troops anywhere in the country in which protests could occur against ice activities. This is a huge red flag for democracy in the United States.”
This story was originally on Fortune.com
