What is the Insurrection Act? What to know as Donald Trump deadline hits

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The request said he wanted a "joint report to the president about the conditions at the southern border of the United States and any recommendations regarding additional actions that may be necessary to obtain complete operational control of the southern border, including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.
53% : It is a combination of different laws enacted by Congress between 1792 and 1871.
52% : What is the Insurrection Act? The 19th-century statute, would allow the use of active-duty military personnel to perform law-enforcement duties within the United States, including arresting migrants.
46% : "At the president's direction, the DHS and DOD [Department of Defense] are developing a joint report assessing the conditions at the U.S. southern border and recommending actions to achieve full operational control of the border," the DHS said in a statement issued to the press.
38% : "Emboldened with a second term and a popular vote victory, President Trump will likely invoke the Insurrection Act for immigration and other purposes," he said.
31% : " Former Assistant Attorney General for Virginia Gene Rossi told Newsweek that Trump was likely to invoke the act.
30% : President Donald Trump's administration will on Sunday learn whether a report by its top officials recommends using the Insurrection Act in response to immigration concerns.
30% : Since assuming office, Trump has made curbing illegal immigration a top priority and has dispatched troops to the southern U.S. border to support Customs and Border Patrol operations.
29% : To a similar end, January, Trump issued an executive order declaring a border emergency and requesting a report from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem within 90 days on whether to invoke the act.
19% : " Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, with the president facing accusations of having incited the insurrection, which he has always strongly denied.

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