Since President Donald Trump took office, he's issued a record number of executive orders, many centering on border ...

The Posse Comitatus Act restricts using federal troops in civilian law enforcement. Exceptions exist, but Trump's crackdown ...

The Pentagon has sent nearly 8,000 active-duty troops to the border, as well as spy planes in the skies and Navy warships offshore, to comply with President Trump’s order in January to increase ...

Elizabeth Goitein, senior director with the Brennan Center for Justice, talks with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump ...

President Trump designated federal land near the US-Mexico border as part of an Army base. The controversial order allows US troops to detain migrants as trespassers. Federal law bars US military ...

As President Donald Trump expands the use of the military in immigration enforcement, this nearly 150-year-old law has come into sharp focus.

A new bill from House Republicans would change when the U.S. Coast Guard reserves, comprising about 7,000 reservists, can be ...

The Pentagon is set to control the Roosevelt Reservation, a 170-mile stretch at the southern border, where troops can detain ...

Amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, military assets and personnel are increasingly being relied upon for a ...

The move comes as the Trump administration has been pushing for widespread personnel reductions and realignments across the ...