Marines deployed to Los Angeles temporarily detained a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by Donald Trump.
The incident took place at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles where Marines took charge of the mission to protect the building earlier on Friday, in a rare domestic use of U.S. troops after days of protests over immigration raids.
Reuters images showed Marines apprehending the man, restraining his hands with zip ties and then handing him over to civilians from the Department of Homeland Security.
Posse Comitatus Act
Does the law even matter at this point?
Depends, are you rich?
“Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, or the Space Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.”
Edit: I just read this.
“Despite its importance, the Posse Comitatus Act has weaknesses and loopholes. One significant concern is the District of Columbia National Guard, which is always under presidential control, potentially allowing the President to use it for law enforcement without invoking the Insurrection Act. Another loophole involves the National Guard operating under Title 32 of the U.S. Code, where they perform federal missions under state command, potentially circumventing the Act’s restrictions”
Brilliant addendum /s