spin_dry Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Pentagon approves 320 troops for illegal immigrant babysitting duties By Stephen Dinan Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has approved a Homeland Security request to assign 320 “personnel” to babysit illegal immigrants, driving them, feeding them and checking on their welfare, the Pentagon announced Monday. The goal is to free up Border Patrol agents currently assigned to those duties so they can get back to patrolling the front lines. The troops Mr. Shanahan has assigned the new duties will not be engaged in actual law enforcement and there will be Homeland Security officers present to handle actual custody of illegal immigrants, and to provide protection to the troops themselves, said Lt. Col. Jamie Davis. He said the deployment has been approved through Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year, at a cost of $7.4 million. “DoD personnel will assist in driving high-capacity CBP vehicles to transport migrants; providing administrative support, including providing heating, meal distribution and monitoring the welfare of individuals in CBP custody; and attorney support to ICE,” he said in a statement. The Border Patrol has been overwhelmed by the surge of illegal immigrants from Central America. More than 50,000 families were caught jumping the border in March alone, shattering previous records and swamping local communities where the migrants are being released. Agents in some hard-hit areas are spending as much as 40 percent of their time engaged in welfare checks, transporting migrants for processing, or taking them to clinics or hospitals for medical checkups. Customs and Border Protection, which oversees border operations, has already reassigned hundreds of officers from the ports of entry to assist with those babysitting duties, forcing closure of some lanes of traffic at ports of entry where the officers were taken from. The Defense Department personnel will provide still more manpower for the support duties. “DoD personnel will not perform any law enforcement functions,” Lt. Col. Davis said. “In any situation that requires DoD personnel to be in proximity to migrants, DHS law enforcement personnel will be present to conduct all custodial and law enforcement functions, and provide force protection of military personnel.” The Washington Times Comment Policy The Washington Times welcomes your comments on Spot.im, our third-party provider. Please read our Comment Policybefore commenting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Go National Guard!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Go National Guard!!!! What a way to earn a buck. SMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 minute ago, spin_dry said: What a way to earn a buck. SMH. I never did see the appeal of being some kind of weekend/reserve warrior. I tried it when I left just for fun and didn’t make it 6 months....and it was a good unit. There will be a special subsection of guardsman made up for this job. It will probably go poorly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Zambroski said: I never did see the appeal of being some kind of weekend/reserve warrior. I tried it when I left just for fun and didn’t make it 6 months....and it was a good unit. There will be a special subsection of guardsman made up for this job. It will probably go poorly. They might find a wife. Think positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, spin_dry said: They might find a wife. Think positive. They’ll have the opportunity for sure. Still, this will end poorly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 I'd rather pay them to do that then to kill babies in countries who haven't attacked us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Anler said: I'd rather pay them to do that then to kill babies in countries who haven't attacked us... “Killing babies”. This fucking babies!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Zambroski said: “Killing babies”. This fucking babies!!!!!! I hate babies. I wish we would just kill em all and get it over with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Anler said: I hate babies. I wish we would just kill em all and get it over with. I’m rather indifferent myself. Loud, helpless, whiney and needy. Same reasons I dislike librulz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 1 minute ago, Zambroski said: I’m rather indifferent myself. Loud, helpless, whiney and needy. Same reasons I dislike librulz! Exactly! Or even boomers. Pissing and shitting their pants. Just kill em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Just now, Anler said: Exactly! Or even boomers. Pissing and shitting their pants. Just kill em. You went dark quick, bruh! Bad day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Just now, Zambroski said: You went dark quick, bruh! Bad day? No what gave you that idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, Anler said: No what gave you that idea? My magic 8 ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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