US troops won't be used to stop illegal immigration: US

[esaabye]

They can't be used to enforce law on civilians. Even though they are national guard, they were activated federally, Title 10, and therefore fall under the constraints of Posse comitatus act of 1878.

But he intends to use them to "stem the flow of guns and drugs across the frontier and not to enforce US immigration laws,"

I understand Posse Comitatus but the statement made and implied is that the NG will be used very selectivly so as not to interfear with illegal immigration.

[SA Friday]

But he intends to use them to "stem the flow of guns and drugs across the frontier and not to enforce US immigration laws,"

I understand Posse Comitatus but the statement made and implied is that the NG will be used very selectivly so as not to interfear with illegal immigration.

That's like saying they are going to be able to separate the sexual assault cases from the rape cases... You have no idea what you are dealing with until you are at least a day into investigating the damn thing. Ultimately, they would be enforcing civilian law either way. They did this stupid shit after 9/11 when they put NG in airports across the USA armed with empty M-16's... It political posturing for the sake of being able to say they did something. The NG will run around down there, not really do anything till someone actually DOES something like detain an illegal, PC will be violated at that time, and they all go home. BTDTGTTS.