President Trump has not invoked the Insurrection Act during his current term, despite multiple public statements weighing its use for immigration enforcement and responses to related protests in cities such as Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago. Recent deployments relied instead on other statutes like 10 U.S.C. § 12406, some of which the Supreme Court curtailed in Trump v. Illinois. In a late September 2026 TIME interview, Trump declined to rule out the Act ahead of November midterms, noting he “could use it” amid concerns over crime and election integrity. A senior military official has stated there are no plans to deploy federal forces at polling sites. Upcoming midterm voting and any associated disputes remain the primary near-term catalysts that could shift consideration of this authority.