President Donald Trump has repeatedly floated invoking the Insurrection Act amid 2025–2026 protests against expanded ICE operations and National Guard deployments in cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland, and Minneapolis. He has relied instead on authorities such as 10 U.S.C. § 12406 to federalize Guard units without triggering the Act, despite court challenges and state opposition. Recent October 2026 remarks declined to rule out its use ahead of November midterms, citing crime and enforcement needs, though no formal invocation has occurred since the law’s last use in 1992. Trader focus centers on whether escalating unrest, legal blocks, or political pressures before or after the midterms will prompt a shift to this broader presidential power.