Professor Emeritus William C. Banks Fact-checks Governor DeSantis’ Plan to Send Troops to the U.S. – Mexico Border

In the Politifact article “Experts say Ron DeSantis’ plan to send troops to the U.S.-Mexico border wouldn’t lower fentanyl flow”, Professor Emeritus William C. Banks fact-checks if sending U.S. armed forces into Mexico would be considered an act of war.

Banks says, “If any president deployed U.S. military forces to Mexico, that would violate Mexican sovereignty and would be considered an act of war by Mexico.”