William Banks was interviewed for the Check Your Fact article "Fact Check: Can Governors Refuse Trump's Request to Send the National Guard to the Border?" "The benefit of the Title 32 status from the perspective of the feds is those soldiers are not constrained by the Posse Comitatus Act," says Banks. The Posse Comitatus Act prohibits military participation in civilian law enforcement activities. Title 32 provides an exception to that rule. 04/09/18