Statute (10 USC 284) and historical precedent permit military support to law enforcement counter narcotics operations.
— Ezra A. Cohen (@EzraACohen) January 3, 2026
If you don’t like the law then change it. Otherwise, thank President Trump for directing a well calibrated extraterritorial law enforcement operation.
Gemini AI:
10 U.S.C. § 284 is a U.S. law authorizing the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime, allowing the Secretary of Defense to assist other federal, state, local, tribal, or foreign law enforcement agencies with resources like construction, C4 networks, intelligence, and reconnaissance, often used for border security and anti-crime operations, according to GovInfo, Legal Information Institute (LII) and Every CRS Report.
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