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Border troops authorized to use force, detain illegal immigrants: Report
The Washington Times ^ | November 21, 2018 | Stephen Dinan

Posted on 11/21/2018 9:26:04 AM PST by jazusamo

The White House has signed a memo granting the troops stationed at the border authority to engage in some law enforcement and to use lethal force if they are in danger, according to a report in Military Times.

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly signed the memo, which allows troops to assist the Border Patrol in crowd control and even detaining illegal immigrants, the paper reported.

The memo appears to make good on President Trump’s insistence that the military play a more active role in preventing the migrant caravans from overrunning the U.S. border, as they did a month ago on Mexico’s southern border.

Homeland Security signaled it would welcome the assistance.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Government; Mexico; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aliens; border; borderpatrol; bordersecurity; buildthefence; daca; dhs; dreamact; dreamers; illegalaliens; invasion; johnkelly; mexico; presidenttrump; trump; useofforce; usmilitary
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To: ZULU

Posse Comitatus is to keep The Military from being used as a Police against American Citizens.


21 posted on 11/21/2018 10:42:51 AM PST by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Are we going to drown judges ?


22 posted on 11/21/2018 10:45:26 AM PST by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: bgill
Read another article at main website that Nielson was keeping the troops and denying the draw down order. WTF???? She is over DHS not DOD.

Then she has a comment like, "our people will not be put in harms way". Another wtf moment. Every time that BP agent puts on his uniform (and some times even without it) he/she is in "harms way". I don't know about this woman.

23 posted on 11/21/2018 10:45:28 AM PST by eartick (Stupidity is expecting the government that broke itself to go out and fix itself. Texan for TEXIT!)
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To: jazusamo

At the first rock or any other object thrown at the troops, an M855, Green Tip, should be going the other way. If it over penetrates and hits the person behind the intended target, oh well. That’ll stop the object throwing pretty quick.

Doubt it’ll happen, but one can hope, can’t they.


24 posted on 11/21/2018 10:53:54 AM PST by qaz123
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To: mabarker1

Should be one of a few solutions.


25 posted on 11/21/2018 11:16:56 AM PST by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: Eleutheria5
As quick as a leftard lawyer can put together a brief.

Actually, as quick as a leftard lawyer can fill in the blanks in his already written brief.

26 posted on 11/21/2018 11:37:34 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: jazusamo

Nothing wrong with that considering the drug cartel presence.

Besides, didn’t some nefarious character once say, “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun.”


27 posted on 11/21/2018 11:49:11 AM PST by Amish with an attitude
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To: Jeff Chandler; Army Air Corps

Quicker than you can say, “Jumpin’ Jack Flash....”

the 9th Circus will rear its ugly head.


28 posted on 11/21/2018 11:49:44 AM PST by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: Amish with an attitude

Yep, I couldn’t agree more.


29 posted on 11/21/2018 11:51:42 AM PST by jazusamo (Have You Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: mabarker1

Are we going to drown judges ?

If they sink then they are innocent, if they float they are guilty and are to be burned at the stake.


30 posted on 11/21/2018 12:13:19 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: qaz123

PGU-14


31 posted on 11/21/2018 12:17:06 PM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: Eleutheria5

There are now 12,000 and growing migrants headed to the us border.....you aren’t going to ‘detain’ those numbers.


32 posted on 11/21/2018 12:20:30 PM PST by caww
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To: PIF

ROFLMAOPIMP !!!

Can We Tar and Feather on the way to the Stake ?

Please, Please, can We Dad !? Huh, Huh, Can We, Can We ??


33 posted on 11/21/2018 12:28:01 PM PST by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: jazusamo

About time!


34 posted on 11/21/2018 12:28:53 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight yourr way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: a little elbow grease

“One of these judges needs to have about 25 of these illegal invaders on his front porch.”

OR,,Have a family member get “ROCKED’ or ‘Bottled’ by some potential DACA teenager.just looking for opportunity to work in America.


35 posted on 11/21/2018 12:34:46 PM PST by litehaus (A memory toooo long.............)
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To: mabarker1

1) Yes but there are exceptions.
2) Illegals are not citizens.
3) It is not part of the Constitution, is statute law.
4) Forced on GOP president by Democrat
Congress to protect former KKK members.


36 posted on 11/21/2018 12:44:41 PM PST by ZULU (Jeff Sessions should be tried for sedition.)
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To: ZULU; mabarker1

Posse Comitatus at the border is nonsense. Facts:

1978 - Posse Comitatus Act

1916 - Battle of Columbus (New Mexico) - US military used against Mexican civilians at border and inside Mexico w/o Declaration of War. This was followed by not only Pershing’s military expedition into Mexico, but the stationing of 100,000 troops at the bordered - armed and loaded for action.

1918 - Battles of Ambos Nogales (Arizona) - US military used against Mexican military & civilians w/o Declaration of War against Mexico


37 posted on 11/21/2018 1:19:39 PM PST by drpix
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To: caww
heading primarily to TJ and Mexicali, including other than Hondurans and Mexicans....getting close to martial law time imo...that idiot judge is aiding and abetting the caravans imo.
38 posted on 11/21/2018 1:44:17 PM PST by rolling_stone (Hang em slowly don't boil the rope make it a little short...)
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To: drpix

I know. I don’t understand why people keep bringing it up.

Last Month I Searched out a bunch of info on it and Posted it on one of the “Troops going to Border” Threads.

IIRC it was one about the 82nd or 101st prepping to move out.

Heck We learned about it in Jr High History Class.

I’m getting Sick and Tired of the Redux darned near every day here.


39 posted on 11/21/2018 2:00:07 PM PST by mabarker1 (Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: jazusamo

What Trump SHOULD DO is simply close the border with TJ, seal it, and then wait for the 9th Circuit to rule on the rouge judge.

That would speed things up a bit, to say the least.


40 posted on 11/21/2018 2:10:02 PM PST by BobL (I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't tell anyone.)
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