Pentagon prepping $22M expansion to southern border mission, eases migrant contact rules
April 26, 2019 Laura Widener
In an effort to expand the U.S. military presence at the southern border, the Pentagon is expected to ease rules that prohibit some service members’ contact with migrants.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is preparing to approve a Department of Homeland Security request on Friday that will authorize contact waivers for lawyers, cooks, and drivers in the military so they can deploy to the border to assist with the migrant crisis, defense officials told The Washington Post.
The waivers would be granted for more than 300 troops, bypassing long-term rules that forbid contact between military personnel and the migrants.
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2019/04/pentagon-prepping-22m-expansion-to-southern-border-mission-eases-migrant-contact-rules/
