Friday, April 26, 2019

News Alert: Pentagon prepares to expand military's role at border by loosening rules prohibiting troops from interacting with migrants

The Defense Department is preparing to approve a request from the Department of Homeland Security to provide military lawyers, cooks and drivers to assist with handling a surge of migrants along the southern border. The move would require authorizing waivers for certain troops to a 2006 policy barring military personnel from coming into contact with migrants.
 
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News Alert Apr 26, 10:47 AM
 
 
Pentagon prepares to expand military's role at border by loosening rules prohibiting troops from interacting with migrants

The Defense Department is preparing to approve a request from the Department of Homeland Security to provide military lawyers, cooks and drivers to assist with handling a surge of migrants along the southern border.

The move would require authorizing waivers for certain troops to a 2006 policy barring military personnel from coming into contact with migrants.

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