Saturday, February 15, 2020

It needs to be a court fight. The cities being invaded by Trump's border guard unit are Democratic cities.

This isn't about the elections. It is about the 2020 Census and reducing populations in Democratic cities. It is racism plain and simple.

These raids will only lead to more parentless children and broken families. It is an Anti-American directive.

February 14, 2020
By Nick Miroff and Maria Sacchetti

The Trump administration (click here) said Friday that it is preparing to deploy elite Border Patrol tactical units to the interior of the United States to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement teams in “sanctuary cities” and other jurisdictions where authorities are seeking to boost arrests and deportations.

The deployment, which will send 100 agents from Border Patrol’s highly trained BORTAC teams to embed with ICE agents, comes as the Trump administration has threatened to retaliate against states and jurisdictions that eschew cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

Immigration officials said the Border Patrol tactical agents will assist in routine operations and would be deployed to sanctuary jurisdictions as well as other areas where the agency needs help.

In a statement, ICE acting Director Matthew Albence said the BORTAC agents would help alleviate “resource challenges” produced by sanctuary policies....