Illinois State Police stand guard as people including members of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL) gather outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., on Saturday. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
"I’d do it if it was necessary. So far it hasn’t been necessary. But we have an Insurrection Act for a reason," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday.
The Insurrection Act was last invoked in 1992 during the LA riots.
"There has been no showing that the civil power has failed," Perry said. "The agitators who have violated the law by attacking federal authorities have been arrested. The courts are open, and the marshals are ready to see that any sentences of imprisonment are carried out. Resort to the military to execute the laws is not called for."
A judge ruled on Saturday that National Guard troops sent to Illinois by President Donald Trump can remain but can’t patrol or deploy to protect federal property. (Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Along with Chicago, Trump has also sent federal troops to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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