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    Pentagon balked at U.S. border troops building detention facilities

    Exclusive: Pentagon balked at U.S. border troops building detention facilities - officials

    By Phil Stewart
    ,ReutersNovember 5, 2018


    Exclusive: Pentagon balked at U.S. border troops building detention facilities - officials More

    By Phil Stewart


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration discussed using the U.S. military to build facilities to house detained migrants as part of its new mission on the Mexican border but the idea was dropped after the Pentagon expressed doubts about it, U.S. officials said.


    The disclosure by U.S. officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, illustrates the tension within the administration over using military resources to fortify the border against illegal immigration, a top election issue for President Donald Trump's base.


    Last week, the military announced that over 7,000 troops would go to the border with Mexico as a caravan of Central American migrants slowly heads toward the United States.


    The U.S. military declined a draft request from the Department of Homeland Security last month to build housing for detained migrants during early discussions in the Trump administration about the military's role on the border, the officials said.


    By voicing its opposition, the Pentagon helped ensure that its mission was tailored to only providing support to U.S. government personnel on the border, U.S. officials said.


    After initial discussions about the issue, there was no mention of troops building migrant housing facilities when the DHS later made a formal request to the Pentagon for help on the border, the officials said.


    Trump then said last week he plans to build tents to house migrants, who would be held in those facilities while the U.S. government weighs their asylum request.


    "We're going to have tents. They're going to be very nice. They're going to wait and if they don't get asylum, they get out," Trump told Fox News.


    General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the head of U.S. Northern Command, which is overseeing the deployment, told reporters last week that there were no plans at the moment for the U.S. military to build lodging for migrants.


    "The requests that we have from the Department of Homeland Security and CBP (Customs and Border Protection) is to build (facilities) to support CBP personnel and our military personnel," he said.


    As of Monday, U.S. officials told Reuters that about 4,800 troops participating in the mission "Operation Faithful Patriot" are near the border. It was unclear how many had taken up missions on the border, which will include support tasks like building housing for Customs and Border Protection personnel and erecting barriers.


    One U.S. official cautioned that a previous Trump administration request dating back to spring for U.S. National Guard troops to build facilities for migrants on U.S. bases was still being deliberated. But, the official noted, that was not expected to be part of Faithful Patriot and the timing of any such future mission was unclear.


    Trump's push to send the military to the border comes ahead of Tuesday's mid-term congressional elections and has triggered sharp reactions, with critics calling it a political stunt that misuses U.S. military resources.


    However, Trump's effort has been embraced by Republicans running in the elections, in which illegal immigration is a top issue. The administration says it needs to harden border security as the Central American caravan heads north.

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    No lodging...no tent cities warehousing millions of people.

    Keep them out!

    They can take the Beast back home!
    ILLEGAL ALIENS HAVE "BROKEN" OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM

    DO NOT REWARD THEM - DEPORT THEM ALL

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    "We're going to have tents. They're going to be very nice. They're going to wait and if they don't get asylum, they get out," Trump told Fox News.

    General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the head of U.S. Northern Command, which is overseeing the deployment, told reporters last week that there were no plans at the moment for the U.S. military to build lodging for migrants.
    The detention facilities are needed so we can end catch & release!

    If detaining tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of illegals and asylum seekers in detention centers is what it takes to end catch & release, I'm all for building detention centers along the border from Texas to California!

    It's just ridiculous to release illegals into our interior while they await their turn to see an immigration judge and it is also ridiculous to release asylum seekers in our interior while they wait for the adjudication of their asylum claim!

    No more catch & release!

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    The disclosure by U.S. officials, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, illustrates the tension within the administration over using military resources to fortify the border against illegal immigration, a top election issue for President Donald Trump's base.
    The President is the COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the military. This article quotes some anonymous "US Officials" that for all I know they could be Civilian Obama holdovers at the Pentagon. Another mysteriously sourced story. IMO
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    Quote Originally Posted by Newmexican View Post
    The President is the COMMANDER IN CHIEF of the military. This article quotes some anonymous "US Officials" that for all I know they could be Civilian Obama holdovers at the Pentagon. Another mysteriously sourced story. IMO
    "General Terrence O'Shaughnessy, the head of U.S. Northern Command, which is overseeing the deployment, told reporters last week that there were no plans at the moment for the U.S. military to build lodging for migrants."
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    "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford said Monday that the US military will not be "involved in the actual mission of denying people entry to the United States."


    Joint Chiefs chair says soldiers will not be involved in denying border entry to migrants

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