Over 1,000 troops to leave the US-Mexico border
Troops deployed to the border earlier this year will be seeing their mission come to a completion. Among the 1,500 deployed in this group, 1,100 will depart and 400 will be extended until August 31. The deployed troops were intended to take over administration and logistics related tasks to free more border agents to do actual work in the border areas. There are other troops at the border not covered by this story who will continue their missions.
From The Associated Press:
The troops were intended to help back up border officials dealing with the end of Title 42. That rule allowed the government to quickly expel tens of thousands of migrants from the country in the name of protecting America from COVID-19.
In the days leading up to the end of Title 42, border agents were encountering 10,000 migrants a day and at one point had 27,000 migrants in custody. But immediately after Title 42 expired, the numbers dropped sharply to about 5,000 encounters a day, and have stayed low, according to the agency’s data.
But it’s far from clear how permanent these drops are. Already the number of people crossing the Darien Gap, a key route for migrants headed to the U.S. from South America, during the first seven months of the year is more than all of 2022 combined.
The active duty military troops’ departure is also happening as much of the Biden administration’s immigration agenda is subject to court challenges. Last week a federal judge ruled that an administration rule limiting asylum access at the southern border was against the law. The administration is appealing that ruling, arguing that it’s a key part of their efforts to maintain order on the border.
Separately the Justice Department last week announced it has sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the state to remove floating buoys in the Rio Grande that the federal government says present a humanitarian and environmental concern.
The departures also do not impact an additional 2,300 National Guard troops under federal orders who remain at the border in similar supporting roles, National Guard chief Gen. Dan Hokanson said last week. Those troops will not be extended, but other units will be rotated in to replace them when their deployments end.
The Associated Press provides the balance of the story here.
Category: Illegal Immigrants, National Guard
Wow…a Trojan piñata! I don’t have a big enough stick for that one. Maybe this spare Bangalore I have laying around might work? Mayhaps I need to reach out to the Bunny of the Gun for some assistance…
“I don’t have a big enough stick for that one.”
Ask your nearest bodega Sikh & see if he has one to spare.
That. Was. HILARIOUS!!!
To quote Lawrence from Office Space, “fuckin’ A”!
“Bodega Sikh”. A cousin to “Rooftop Koreans”?
A Full Battery of 12 pounder Napoleons, double canister with a 1/4 second fuse, slight difference in elevation of each piece to get full coverage of the target. The shredding effect should take care of any “leakers”. Just to be sure, have a coupla gunships handy with a full load of ARA. A Bangalore is a nice tool to have, but this is no time for half measures.
FFS why in the Hell can’t the Federal Grubermint understand that the primary purpose of the Federal Grubermint AND the US Military is “…to provide for the common defense”…OF THE UNITED STATES. We are protecting other country’s borders, air space, ships of the sea, etc, why not protect our own? WE ARE BEING INVADED! Even Ray Charles can see it. And he’s blind and dead. Do training on a rotating basis on the borders with a weapons free, shoot to kill, any ILLEGAL incursions. Training for the Graves Registration/Recovery Troops. While you’re at it, spool up the training on the Civil Affairs troops by having them round up all of the ILLEGAL intruders and ship them back from whence they came. You want to become an American? Then go thru the LEGAL channels to become on. It.is.that.simple.
We need to quit being the world’s policeman and the world’s welfare sugar teat.
Prepare.
Troops on the border is nothing but political eyewash unless you intend to defend the border by force. They add nothing of value to CBP and are actually a distraction.
Sorry, just don’t have enough time, resources, weapons, and troops for the Border.
Mr Zelensky has demanded Joe Biden give him everything we have and more for a war in Ukraine. Gotta keep those shell companies in Eastern Europe under wraps after all.
^^^^ this^^^^
It’s only a lot of work if you do it. If you’re just passing out hotels vouchers and gift cards to Burger King, anybody can do that.
Trying to remember…
Do the troops get a special medal/award/badge for “completing” the “mission”?
We have lost track of all the new bling bling being handed out for “been there, done that..”
One of our Grandfathers received the Mexican Service Medal in 1918 after serving in the National Guard (stationed at Fort Bliss for border patrol).
In a small way, History does indeed repeat itself…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican_Border_Service_Medal
“The Mexican Border Service Medal was a U.S. service medal established by an Act of Congress on July 9, 1918. It was awarded for service between May 9, 1916 and March 24, 1917, or with the Mexican Border Patrol between January 1, 1916 to April 6, 1917.”
“The medal recognizes those military service members who were assigned to the U.S.-Mexico border at the period of time when the United States was on the verge of all-out war with Mexico.[1] The United States was then engaged in the Pancho Villa Expedition, a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa from March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution 1910–1920.”
“The U.S.-Mexico border was thought to be a potential location for a German-funded invasion by Mexico. Border service went into effect when this possible threat was exposed with the British interception of the Zimmerman Telegram, which discussed Germany’s proposal that Mexico join in an alliance with Germany if the U.S. were to enter the war (World War I);[2] in January 1917, the telegram was intercepted and deciphered by British Intelligence and its contents were made public by the United States on March 1 (the U.S. declared war on Germany, April 6, 1917).”
I just want to know if CBP personnel will be evacuated from the rooftops? Because if Biden says that’s not going to happen we need to look out….
Grandfather on my Mom’s side was involved woth that little trip into Mexico with Blackjack, got stomped on by a mule, walked with a limp the rest of his life . Local historical museum still has his uniform.
My Uncle got called to relieve Blackjack down Mexico way. He was in a Brooklyn NYC Cavalry unit at the time. when he was alive back in the early 70’s he used to tell us what it was like down there. Eventualy went to France when we got involved in WW1. Never wanted to leave Flatbush Brooklyn after the neighborhood went south. Mugged a number of times and while getting his keys out of his pocket to enter his apartment, he shot himself in the femur artery by acident and died there.
May God bless him! His environments created his beliefs. That hits home hard with me
Thanks Blaster
After reading the Mexico comments, I’ll listen to “Mexico” by the Rocketones 1957 on the Melba label.
Democrats’ wet dream:
I guess y’all ain’t listening! “They” said the border is secure!
SARC/off
Looks like a prime aim point for some cluster munitions. Oh, wait. Never mind; we have ‘em away.