US military to deploy 700 Marines to LA temporarily until Nat. Guard arrivesMarine being deployed are only expected to be a support role; No innocation of the Insurrection Act.
The Insurrection Act is a U.S. federal law that allows the President to deploy military forces within the United States to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, or rebellion. It is codified in 10 U.S. Code §§ 251–255, and has been part of American law since 1807.
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