Active duty U.S. troops are now stationed inside a migrant holding area for what defense officials call 'wellness checks'
are barred from performing law enforcement functions inside the U.S. by the Posse Comitatus Act, a federal law enacted in 1878 that prohibits the government from using military forces to act as a police force within U.S. borders.
"It's not the role of the U.S. military to be a prison guard," he said."This is certainly mission creep" and could put U.S. military service members"in a precarious legal situation." If they respond to a fight, said the former official, they're playing a different role than is legally permitted,"They should be way behind the fence of the border to help CBP," said the ex-official.
"At the Donna Facility specifically," said Cornelio,"unarmed military personnel monitor the migrants for signs of medical distress, possibility for unrest, unusual behavior and unresponsiveness. In the event of a medical emergency or other reportable event, our military personnel immediately notify CBP personnel on-site who respond to the incident or event in question."
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