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#civil-military separation

The principle that military forces should not be used for domestic law enforcement (codified in the Posse Comitatus Act). Incidents involve the blurring of military and civilian law enforcement roles in immigration operations and protest response.

1 incident

Grade 2 of 5: Major Abuse of Power

Military Deployments at the US-Mexico Border and the Posse Comitatus Act

Over 10,000 troops were deployed to the US-Mexico border for immigration enforcement, with expanded authority to detain and search people in newly created military zones. In a separate case about Los Angeles, a federal judge found the administration 'willfully' violated the Posse Comitatus Act, the Reconstruction-era law separating military and civilian law enforcement.