Thousands heading to the U.S. — “Caravan Invaders”
Heading to the border to help stop “The Invaders”
(Federal officials and Army already there)
Very
concerning report here (via Huffington Post) re:
Trump’s fear about the “caravan from South and Latin America that ready to
invade our country” (or words to that effect) or in
Trump’s tweet (Politico):
“Many Gang Members and some very bad people are mixed
into the Caravan heading to our Southern Border. Please go back, you will not
be admitted into the United States unless you go through the legal process.
This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!
Armed bands
of civilian militia members are traveling to the southern U.S. border, where
President Trump has ordered thousands of active-duty troops to rebuff the
approaching migrant caravan.
About “200
unregulated armed militia members [are] currently operating along the southwest
border. The groups operate under the guise of citizen patrols supporting border
officials.” That according to an Army
planning document for commanders leading the 5,200 troops Trump has deployed at
the border. (According to a Newsweek
report)
Further the
document points out “reported incidents of unregulated militias stealing
National Guard equipment during deployments.”
Also, the
U.S. Border Patrol late last month warned landowners in Texas to expect “possible armed civilians to come onto their
property because of the caravan.” (According
to the AP)
Militia groups it should be noted are: Heavily armed
organizations that train members in paramilitary techniques, and they are often
right-wing extremist organizations. (According to the Southern Poverty Law
Center (SPLC) that who identified
689 active anti-government extremist groups in 2017. Of those, 273 were
militias).
The untrained volunteers plan to dig in along border
spots with camouflage clothing, flak jackets, semiautomatic weapons,
night-vision goggles, and aerial drones with thermal sensing equipment to
locate people in darkness,
Militia leaders like Howie Morgan, political
action director of the Minuteman Project militia said: He
hoped to see “thousands of civilians
join troops to defend the border.”
Morgan then
echoed Trump’s pre-election, anti-migrant hyperbole that the migrants are: “Invaders and that the borders must be
protected. We believe our nation is under attack by foreigners who refuse to
accept the rule of law on how to become a citizen in the United States.” (According to Newsweek)
The Minuteman Project website warned of a “large number of criminals crossing the border,” and it encourages
people to establish their own armed groups, saying in part: “Several U.S. law enforcement officers and
civilians have been murdered by international bandits in these areas.”
The group then
calls on volunteers to follow the law and confer with law enforcement before
taking any action, adding: “We want
survivors, not casualties, so proceed with extreme caution! We also urge members
to use extreme caution when confronted by mainstream media as they are not your
friends. They work for their globalist, open-border $$-sponsors-$$.”
The Patriots of the Constitution
militia put out a
call last month for a “full deployment to
make a stand to secure our border from a mob of migrating immigrants.” (According to the Albuquerque Journal)
Trump said
last week that rocks thrown by immigrants should be considered a firearm, and
that the military would fight back. He later back-peddled and said he was
suggesting that rock-throwing immigrants would be arrested — not shot. Oops,
right, Mr. Trump.
Related
from the AP (Mexico
City, Mexico) highlights:
A large
group of Central American migrants has resumed its trek toward Mexico City,
planning to join several hundreds who have already arrived in the Mexican
capital in hopes of finding some way to reach the U.S. border. It's an
ambitious jump from the city of Cordoba, where many spent the night. The
capital is nearly 180 miles ahead — a long distance for people alternately
hitchhiking and walking.
Among the
group is 42-year-old Yuri Juarez, who says he closed his Internet cafe in
Villanueva, Guatemala, after gang members extorted him, robbed his customers
and then stole his computers saying: He knows there's “a very low chance of
asylum in the U.S. but says he's got no way to work anymore back home.”
Mexico's
Interior Ministry estimated over the weekend that there are more than 5,000
migrants in total currently moving through southern Mexico via the caravans or
in smaller groups. They also said some 2,793 migrants have applied for refugee
status in Mexico in recent weeks, and that around 500 have asked for help to
return to their home countries.
My 2 cents: This is very serious business and
very concerning development.
Our military cannot enforce the law (they can only
help not engage unless expressly authorized by Congress). They can defend themselves while supporting Federal law
enforcement efforts.
So, what happens if our troops get caught in between
this armed militia (those playing Army with giant egos and armed to the teeth) and
the “invaders in the caravan?”
What then, Mr. President… just hell bent for leather
Wild, Wild West redux?
This is very disturbing – stay tuned and thanks for stopping
by.
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