Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=46358 Troops have been authorised to temporarily interdict individuals who cross into designated national defense areas, detain them briefly, and transfer custody to U.S. Customs and Border Protection; this practice invokes the military purpose doctrine as an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act and has led to criminal prosecutions under military-trespass and illegal-entry statutes, provoking judicial challenges and varying rulings on knowledge and applicability of the defence-area designations. en-us Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:16:02 +0530 Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:16:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Troops begin detaining immigrants in national defense zone at border in escalation of military role https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=46358 Troops have been authorised to temporarily interdict individuals who cross into designated national defense areas, detain them briefly, and transfer custody to U.S. Customs and Border Protection; this practice invokes the military purpose doctrine as an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act and has led to criminal prosecutions under military-trespass and illegal-entry statutes, provoking judicial challenges and varying rulings on knowledge and applicability of the defence-area designations. News - Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:16:02 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=46358