Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Trump deploys 1,500 troops to southern border. Is it legal?
President Trump has deployed 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S. border with Mexico. But a nearly 150-year-old law, the Posse Comitatus Act, bars using the military for domestic law enforcement purposes.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readPresident Trump has deployed 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S. border with Mexico. But a nearly 150-year-old law, the Posse Comitatus Act, bars using the military for domestic law enforcement purposes.
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The full episode
1 of 4Legality of US troops at the border, cleanup of LA fires- 0:00Trump deploys 1,500 troops to southern border. Is it legal?You’re reading this
- 13:15Cal EPA chief on removing hazardous waste following LA wildfires
- 24:40The Chinese AI startup disrupting the tech industry
- 34:20What’s next for AI music?