Trump's plan for military bases along Southwest border strip will allow soldiers to detain migrants

President Donald Trump followed up on his January declaration of an invasion at the Southwest border by swiftly dispatching thousands of troops there in support roles. 

Now, Pres. Trump has taken an unprecedented step: ordering the Pentagon to designate public land along the border as a military installation. That will allow soldiers to detain border crossers for trespassing on a military base. 

A new memorandum from the president would allow the military to potentially circumvent the 19th-century Posse Comitatus law that prohibits using the military in a law-enforcement role on American soil. 

"Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats," the memorandum says. 

"The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past." 

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