PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - If protests break out in Oregon in response to federal immigration raids , President Donald Trump could legally mobilize the state’s National Guard, like he has done recently in Los Angeles .

Federal law grants the president authority to federalize a state’s National Guard under Title 10 of the U.S. Code, Section 12406, in situations of “insurrection, invasion, or rebellion,” or when it becomes “impracticable” to enforce federal law by regular means. In such a scenario, Guard troops are placed under federal control, though their roles would be largely restricted to protecting federal personnel or property. They would not be allowed to arrest civilians due to the Posse Comitatus Act, which prohibits the use of federal military forces in domestic law enforceme

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