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US military troops to be allowed to defend border patrol agents: Official
« on: November 21, 2018, 12:56:47 pm »
US military troops to be allowed to defend border patrol agents: Official

    By Elizabeth McLaughlin
    Luis Martinez

Nov 19, 2018, 9:57 PM ET
4, 2018, in Donna, Texas.


The White House is set to announce on Tuesday that active duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border will be granted new authorities that allow them to protect Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel from a threat, according to a U.S. official.

Currently, the 5,900 troops on the southern border can act in self-defense, but do not have the authority to intervene if CBP personnel were overwhelmed by migrants.

CNN was first to report about the additional authorities.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-military-troops-allowed-defend-border-patrol-agents/story?id=59305679
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Re: US military troops to be allowed to defend border patrol agents: Official
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2018, 04:00:23 pm »
Why wouldn't they? Who could possibly think this was controversial?
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Re: US military troops to be allowed to defend border patrol agents: Official
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2018, 01:07:26 am »
pete wrote:
"Why wouldn't they? Who could possibly think this was controversial?"

Wait another 48 hours or so, and you'll have the answer.
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