Marine Corps is sending around 200 service members to assist immigration and customs enforcement in Florida, in the latest use of the military administration of the Trump administration to promote its immigration operation.
American northern command Announced step on ThursdaySaying 200 marines – mark the “first wave” of support for ice – from Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 located in North Carolina. Last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Green light Up to 700 military personnel to help snow in Florida, Texas and Louisiana.
The army stated that Marines “focus on” administrative and logical functions “mainly” under the ice facilities, “mainly”. They are “prohibited from direct contact with individuals in snow custody.”
The Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security Trichia McLaglin said in a statement to CBS News that Marine will be trained and designed with immigration processing at places across the state, which is in line with the entire government’s point of view to bring public safety threats from American communities to the mandate of President Trump from American people to remove public safety threats from American communities.
As President Trump Crack down at unauthorized border crossing And promotes immigration arrest in the United States interior, their administration has repeatedly used the army.
Thousands of service members Raised Posted On the US-Maxico border to assist with wall construction and border enforce Temporary Some migrants Landlord Before transferring them to immigration officers along the border. The agency’s ability as a boom in the eyes of snow enhances the authorities Consider Convert military bases such as Fort Bliss in Texas into temporary immigration holding features, although those plans have not been fully physically physically physically physically.
Administration also sent 700 marines and about 4,000 California National Guard soldiers Los angels Last month, part of an operation to protect ice agents and federal property after protests against the immigration action of Trump administration in the city.
In one case, Marine in Los Angeles Temporarily detained Associated Press reported that someone who had gone on federal property last month, but released him without any charge. The army told AP that Marine is authorized to briefly detain people under certain circumstances before transferring the prisoners to the civil police.
The deployment in Los Angeles was controversial. Gowin Gavin Newsom Argued that the federal government illegally sidelined it By deploying guard forces without their permission, the presence of the army could further instigate protests that the state and local police can handle themselves. The Trump administration argued that deployment was necessary to prevent alleged threats against immigration agents.
The state of California filed a suit on guard purinogen, but a federal appeal court Bias with Trump administration In an initial decision, Mr. Trump worked within his legal right.
Camillo Montoya-Galvez contributed to this report.
