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David Lapan former DHS spokesman
First and foremost, the border security mission is a law enforcement one and active duty military forces are prohibited by law from conducting domestic law enforcement activities. The troops being dispatched to the border are in a support role only. Is there value in that? Perhaps, but not at the costs I’ll describe below.
Second, this caravan of poor migrants and refugees is not a national security threat to the United States.
Second, this caravan of poor migrants and refugees is not a national security threat to the United States.
Link to tweet
Link to tweet