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Michelly Teixeira

Democratic Senators Urge Biden to Curb Military Powers Before Trump Takes Office As He Seeks To Use Troops For Immigration Enforcement

National Guard soldiers roll up fencing on the banks of the Rio Grande river at Shelby Park on January 12, 2024 in Eagle Pass, Texas (Credit: AFP)

Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are pressing President Joe Biden to issue a directive that could limit Donald Trump's capability to deploy U.S. military forces domestically when he takes office on January 20.

In a letter addressed to Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the senators, both members of the Armed Services Committee, proposed that federal troops or National Guard personnel only be deployed domestically if local or state authorities ask for federal help or cannot maintain public order.

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