Trump Threatens Insurrection Act Amid Los Angeles Immigration Riots

Violent protests have erupted in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement actions, with Mayor Bass implying that the riots will continue unless ICE withdraws from the city, a stance sharply criticized by Miller who called it an incitement to insurrection. President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, which allows deployment of active-duty military forces domestically, should the violence escalate, emphasizing the need to maintain order. Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has opposed a Republican proposal to tax remittances sent from the U.S. to Mexico, threatening to mobilize against the measure, which aims to cut off funding to Mexican drug cartels. Some U.S. lawmakers, including Sen. Eric Schmitt and Rep. Chip Roy, support increasing the remittance tax to reduce cartel funding and assert that America should not be the world's financial source. These interconnected developments reflect tensions over immigration policy enforcement and cross-border financial flows amid rising unrest. Both the domestic response to immigration enforcement and the international dispute over remittances highlight ongoing challenges in U.S.-Mexico relations and national security.