Professor Emeritus William Banks recently spoke with the Boston Globe for the story “Could Donald Trump really deport undocumented immigrants who live in Mass.?”
Banks points to Trump using the Insurrection Act to federalize the National Guard. The president does not need a governor’s approval to invoke the act, Banks said, though lawsuits against the move would be likely.
If Trump were to successfully federalize the National Guard, he would not only have authority over the Massachusetts National Guard, but he would also be able to send National Guard troops from other states here.
“That would be pretty extreme — but it’s not implausible,” Banks said. “The Insurrection Act has such an open texture to it, that presidents can run with it.”
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