To: The United States House of Representatives and The United States Senate

Tell Congress: Investigate Trump's Illegal Border Troop Deployment Order

The extension and expansion of military deployment at the U.S.-Mexico border to terrorize people seeking asylum is a flagrant violation of the Posse Comitatus Act. Please investigate this illegal troop deployment order immediately and take all measures to stop President Trump’s dangerous military offensive at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Why is this important?

The Pentagon just announced THOUSANDS of troops will remain deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border through September, and will now actively conduct surveillance of people seeking refuge. [1] This new, expanded border troop deployment is not even legal under a 140 year old law — the Posse Comitatus Act— that prohibits the military from engaging in domestic law enforcement.

Sign the urgent petition: Tell Congress to immediately investigate this illegal order.

[1] AP, "Pentagon agrees to extended role on US-Mexico border mission" https://apnews.com/30f82e79b7874ec5a5d16edfe2559c5b