Why President Trump Can't Directly Order National Guard Troops To U.S.-Mexico Border
April 5, 20184:19 PM ET
President Trump wants military troops to help guard the U.S.-Mexico border, but there are legal limits on what the military can do. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with George Mason University law professor Tim MacArthur about the Posse Comitatus Act.
AUDIE CORNISH, HOST:
For the last few days, President Trump has touted plans to send troops to the U.S. border with Mexico. The details of that are now coming into focus. Here's Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen yesterday at the White House.
https://www.npr.org/2018/04/05/599895184/why-president-trump-cant-directly-order-national-guard-troops-to-u-s-mexico-bord
