#posse-comitatus-act

#posse-comitatus-act

Trump stated, "If it's a national emergency, we can do it without Congress. I think the Republicans in Congress will approve this pretty much unanimously."

"This is the first time this has ever happened that the National Guard has been used to support immigration enforcement and deportation operations within the interior of the country," Joseph Nunn, who is counsel in the Brennan Center's Liberty and National Security Program, told Truthout.

Respect for the military's role is crucial for our democracy. That is why the law is designed to ensure that our armed forces are not politicized or misused... Tyrants use the military as a pawn to solidify power, put down protests, and arrest opponents.

"Assigning resources toward immigration enforcement risks blurring this crucial distinction and setting a concerning precedent for the use of military installations for purposes beyond their intended scope."