Professor of Law Emeritus William Banks discussed possible Posse Comitatus Act violations during traffic stops on a U.S. Military Base in California with The Guardian. His comments are in the story, “‘We got hooked’: arrests on US army base spark fear of military coordination with ICE.”
The traffic stops and on-base detentions at Fort Hunter Liggett appear to violate the spirit of the Act and represent a “creep in the wrong direction toward military participation in law enforcement”, said Banks.
Banks also said the traffic stops at Fort Hunter Liggett set a dangerous precedent of harnessing military resources for domestic political goals.