Is Trump going to use "Insurrection Act" on illegal immigration?

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'Fox & Friends' hosts press WH spokesman on whether Insurrection Act will be used to stem border crisis

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The Insurrection Act goes back to 1807, and allows a president to deploy troops anywhere in the U.S. to execute federal law -- generally, to put down lawlessness and insurrection. This power is limited, though it was used as justification for the Civil War.

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It was last invoked by former President George H.W. Bush during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. Before that, it was used in 1957 by former President Dwight D. Eisenhower to desegregate schools in the south.

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"He's going to do everything within his legal authority to protect the American people and the families of this country," Gidley said.

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"What's so sad is that we're getting to this point in the first place," Gidley said. "We can fix this now with Congress, we can fix this in a lasting way that protects the American people. We've got to do it."

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