Patrick O’Malley

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Patrick O’Malley is a former assistant district attorney in Queens County, New York, and a retired U.S. Army Reserve Judge Adjutant General officer who taught National Security Law.

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    These 2 Laws Allow the President to Use Troops for Immigration Enforcement

    Patrick O’Malley
    President-elect Donald Trump’s confirmation last month of his plan to deploy military assets for immigration enforcement sparked a constitutional debate. Legal scholars and commentators quickly declared such action forbidden by long-standing prohibitions on military involvement in domestic law enforcement. But this conventional wisdom misreads both the letter and spirit of American law. A careful examination of a pair of longstanding statutes…
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