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CNN: Trump to Authorize Border Troops to Use Force Against Migrants

HeadlineNov 20, 2018

This comes as CNN is reporting President Trump is planning to grant new authority to troops to use military force against migrants if they determine the migrants pose a threat of violence to Border Patrol officers. The Pentagon had previously denied a request from the Department of Homeland Security to allow troops to perform law enforcement duties, which could constitute a violation of the Posse Comitatus Act.

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