11-14-2018, 10:54 AM
Anyway, since midterm voting ended, the name of the operation has been officially changed from "Operation Faithful Patriot" to simply "border support".
The 5,000+ troops stationed at the border are erecting tents for themselves and border control agents, plus rolling out barbed wire barriers around those tent cities.
Military officials say that can be good training for future deployments where the military troops would actually have active duties instead of serving as a perceived deterrent or 'human wall'.
The troops at the border will wear body armor, but most won't be armed and none are authorized to proactively interact with migrants. Only Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents are permitted to interact with migrants.
CBP is the largest federal law enforcement agency in the United States, with more than 40,000 sworn officers and more than 60,000 total employees.
Some military officials and veterans continue to voice their concerns that this is not a military operation, it's a political one.
Refs:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-...beginning/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nat...dc84e0aa36
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigra...ot-n934501
The 5,000+ troops stationed at the border are erecting tents for themselves and border control agents, plus rolling out barbed wire barriers around those tent cities.
Military officials say that can be good training for future deployments where the military troops would actually have active duties instead of serving as a perceived deterrent or 'human wall'.
The troops at the border will wear body armor, but most won't be armed and none are authorized to proactively interact with migrants. Only Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents are permitted to interact with migrants.
CBP is the largest federal law enforcement agency in the United States, with more than 40,000 sworn officers and more than 60,000 total employees.
Some military officials and veterans continue to voice their concerns that this is not a military operation, it's a political one.
Refs:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-...beginning/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/nat...dc84e0aa36
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigra...ot-n934501