🚨 BREAKING ANALYSIS: What If President Trump Designates the California Riots as...

� BREAKING ANALYSIS: What If President Trump Designates the California Riots as an Official Insurrection? 🚨

As of today, the Los Angeles “J7 insurrection” rages on, with reports of over 1,000 rioters assaulting law enforcement and federal buildings (per ABC News, June 7-8). If President Trump officially labels this chaos an insurrection under the Insurrection Act of 1807, here’s why he might do it, and what his options could be, including a bold tie to mass deportations.

Why Designate It an Insurrection?

Foreign Nationals Involved: Evidence suggests many rioters are foreign nationals, waving flags of their home countries (e.g., VP JD Vance’s claim of “foreign flags” in Paramount, Sky News, June 8). This isn’t just a protest, it’s a foreign-led challenge to U.S. sovereignty.

Scale of Destruction: The violence dwarfs J6, with hundreds of officers injured, mass looting, and government buildings attacked. This level of anarchy justifies federal intervention (cf. 1992 LA riots precedent).

State Government Inaction: California’s leadership, including Gov. Newsom, seems paralyzed, 10,000 National Guard troops deployed, yet riots persist. A two-hour police response delay due to traffic and tear gas (ABC News) screams incompetence.

Police Assaults: Hundreds of law enforcement officers have been brutally attacked, undermining public safety. This alone could trigger federal action.

Potential Disorganization or Corruption: Rumors of state government dysfunction, possibly corruption or political gridlock, suggest California can’t handle this. Federal oversight might be the only solution.

President Trump’s Options to Put It Down

Under the Insurrection Act, the president has powerful tools:

Invoke the Insurrection Act: Issue a proclamation ordering rioters to disperse (10 U.S.C. § 252), a legal prerequisite. This was done in 1992 during the LA riots.

Deploy Federal Military Forces: Send active-duty troops (e.g., Army, Marines) to restore order, bypassing the Posse Comitatus Act. Think 1992’s 10,000+ troops, but scaled up to 2025’s chaos.

Federalize the National Guard: Take control of California’s 10,000 Guard troops from Gov. Newsom, streamlining a unified response (precedent: 2020 D.C. protests).

Issue Executive Orders: Direct FBI, ATF, and DHS to target riot leaders and enforce federal law, building on the Jan. 20, 2025, border security order.

Impose Curfews or Limited Martial Law: Enforce localized curfews with military backing, as in 1992 LA, to regain control without full martial law (which risks legal pushback).

Tying to Mass Deportations Amid Supreme Court Challenges

Here’s the game-changer: Designating this an insurrection reframes the issue from standard deportations to removing foreign insurrectionists. This could bypass recent Supreme Court hurdles (e.g., May 2025 rulings making 500,000 legal immigrants deportable, NYT; April 2025 Alien Enemies Act case, BBC).

Legal Argument: Insurrectionists aren’t just immigrants, they’re combatants against the U.S. The Insurrection Act prioritizes national security over immigration status, potentially overriding court challenges.

Execution: Military and Guard units could detain rioters, with DHS expediting deportations to countries like El Salvador (per Trump’s MS-13 crackdown). The Jan. 2025 executive order’s border focus supports this.

Supreme Court Context: While the Court halted some deportations (e.g., Venezuelan gang members, BBC, April 19), an insurrection designation shifts the narrative, judges may hesitate to block national security measures, especially with foreign flags as evidence.

What do you think, will this strategy hold up legally, or spark more chaos? Share your views below!