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Migrants hitch rides in the back of trucks as the thousands-strong caravan of Central Americans hoping to reach the U.S. border moves onward from Juchitan, Oaxaca state, Mexico, Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Thousands of migrants resumed their slow trek through southern Mexico on Thursday, after attempts to obtain bus transport to Mexico City failed. (Rebecca Blackwell\/AP)<\/p>\n
President Trump walked back his remarks about rocks equal rifles. What the troops will actually be able to do is tightly governed by ROE.<\/p>\n
Standing Rules on the Use of Force<\/strong> <\/p>\n Each domestic deployment of troops to any of the 50 states or U.S. territories are governed overall by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction 3121.01B, \u201cStanding Rules of Engagement, Standing Rules for the Use of Force by U.S. Forces.\u201d Two annexes, L and N, are specific to Defense Department missions in support of civilian authorities.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n However, each mission is unique, and the rules can be adjusted at a commander\u2019s request.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s imperative that it\u2019s crystal clear\u201d what the specific rules of engagement, or what Pentagon officials refer to as rules for the use of force in domestic deployments, are to this mission, a defense official said on the condition of anonymity. \u201cI\u2019m confident we are in a good place on that, based on the specific tasks we\u2019ve been given.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Who can be armed?<\/strong><\/p>\n This week. U.S. Northern Command chief Air Force Gen. Terrence O\u2019Shaughnessy said only forces required by their specialty to carry weapons will be allowed to be armed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Posse Comitatus Act<\/strong><\/p>\n All active duty forces dispatched to the border are governed by the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which forbids troops from carrying out law enforcement duties inside United States territory unless Congress grants an exemption.<\/p>\n Under the act, federal military forces are prohibited from engaging in direct law enforcement, which includes making arrests, conducting searches, seizures, apprehension, evidence collection, interrogations, security patrols, seizures, stop and frisks, surveillance, crowd and traffic control, enforcement of a quarantine or isolation, or other similar police functions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Congress has amended the act to define the authorized level of support the military may provide for drug interdiction and to support border patrol.<\/p>\n According to the Congressional Research Service, under the extended support, the military may provide “assistance in maintenance or upgrade of equipment; transportation of personnel; establishment and operation of operations or training bases; training of law enforcement personnel; detecting and monitoring traffic within 25 miles of the border; road and fence construction; light installation along smuggling corridors; the establishment of command and control centers and computer networks; the provision of linguist and intelligence analysis services; and aerial and ground reconnaissance.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lots of layers in President Trump’s use of the military to augment U.S. Customs and Border Patrol personnel. Along with freeing up agents from performing routine duties, it sends a powerful message to those intending to enter the United States illegally, and highlights the Dems unwillingness to protect the country from the flow of drugs, potential terrorists, criminals, and disease. The fact that Obama is loudly decrying the deployment as just a political stunt tells me President Trump is on the right track, as usual.<\/p>\n The entire article may be viewed at The Military Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"