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Experts worry Guard deployments could change the way military is used on U.S. soil

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By Kat Lonsdorf

Published October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM EDT

President Trump and several others in his administration have been talking about using the National Guard to help with mass deportations -- and possibly invoking the Insurrection Act. Now, those plans might be playing out.

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