8 states have recalled their National Guard troops from the border, what will Trump do when they all do?
He can not order them, he can only request states to send them as they are not national troops. State Governors can order then back and they are as they are under state shape. A law dating back to before the Civil War prevents him from using the military to act as police "The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 restricts the military from engaging in civil law enforcement. But troops can be sent to support Border Patrol agents.
"The military does not appear to have a direct legislative mandate to protect or patrol the border or to engage in immigration enforcement," said a 2013 Congressional Research Service report.
The Posse Comitatus Act bars the Army and Air Force from being deployed to execute laws unless otherwise valid by Congress or the Constitution. A 1992 law subjected the Navy and Marine Corps to the rule.
The Coast Guard, tasked with defending the countrys maritime borders, operates under the Department of Homeland Security. But its under the Navys shape during times of war."
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