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Border Patrol sending special-forces officers, possibly including snipers, to Boston, other sanctuary cities
By adamg on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:52pm
The New York Times reports the Border Patrol will be redeploying some of its more highly trained officers from the Mexican border to several cities, including Boston.
Among the agents being deployed to sanctuary cities are members of the elite tactical unit known as BORTAC, which acts essentially as the SWAT team of the Border Patrol. With additional gear such as stun grenades and enhanced Special Forces-type training, including sniper certification ...
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Not sure if the headline is appropriate
I understand the need to get the point across but I worry that the wording of this headline is meant to strike fear that we are entering a police state.
Yes, it's very concerning that the border patrol is redeploying officers to Boston and this makes me very uncomfortable, even as a white male. I am in favor of eliminating/reducing ICE so please don't take my comments as anything more than the words here.
To emphasize the "sniper certification" part makes it sound like the border patrol is going to be setting up on rooftops with sniper rifles. Is that what is going to happen? Or did the NYT (and Universal Hub) take a particular certification that some/all of the officers have and add that to the title to make the article seem more alarming?
What's more important than the skills & certifications is the REASON for the redeployment. That is what the headline should focus on! Does the border patrol think that there is a threat in Boston? Or are they just moving officers away from the border? Or are they setting up in Boston because of our policies?
This:
This is probably the only thing you need to worry about. The DEA/ATF already have enough SWAT/Tactical gear to assist ICE but in my opinion, the Border Patrol's legal ability to enforce street level immigration policies in Worcester should be the item that concerns everybody.
I don't pay too much attention to ICE activities, but wondered why they simply don't get the IRS involved as I assume most of these "illegal" immigrants aren't paying federal income taxes the proper way (witholdings wtih SS #'s, etc)? Or maybe they are and the IRS just like getting the money? I assumed the IRS can criminally enforce federal tax evasion type crimes.
If they are getting good
If they are getting good advice from advocates they have signed up for tax ids and are in fact paying taxes. Anyone dealing with immigrants without paperwork would encourage them to do this.
The IRS is not an agent of ICE or immigration. As long as they get their money they do not care where it comes from. Remember when they get those MOB bosses it is normally a tax based offense, not the 1,000 people they had a hand in killing.
They actually jump through a lot of hoops to keep themselves away from those sorts of battles because they want everyone to pay their taxes and do not want people to not pay taxes for fear of other things. Ironically it is very similar to the rationale often deployed for Sanctuary cities. Oftentimes the target audience is not the undocumented audience but rather those around them and others who are paranoid. It is not worth it to the IRS to help deport a few people if it means they lose millions in taxes they must now hunt down because people stop eporting income.
Find the hotels and other
Find the hotels and other businesses supporting them, and boycott.
Forbid local police agencies from providing support and intelligence.
Film them wherever they go to gather evidence of their abuses.
They will hide around courthouses
Using urban camouflage to blend in as they keep an eye out for Massachusetts Judges trying to let wanted prisoners out the side doors.
Trump is trying to get
Trump is trying to get convicted felon/ best buddy Roger Stone out of jail. But republicans like that because he is white.
They should send him to a Massachusetts court
He might get a sympathetic Judge who will let him flee.
Oh boy...
Battle of Breed's Hill Part Deux
Trust Fund Trump epically
Trust Fund Trump epically failed on his useless wall so now he is throwing another temper tantrum. Why do republicans hate immigrants so much? Because immigrants work so much harder than them? Because they don't have three failed marriages and a couple dozen failed business?
You'd think
That finding a steady stream of immigrants willing to marry him (the "jobs Americans don't want to do" and all that) would have made him a bit more sympathetic, but it's clearly the hearts of Hannity and Dobbs he's chasing now
Statement by Mayor Walsh
compassion vs common sense
Common sense and compassion are different things. Trump's immigration enforcement is generally centered on common sense ("if you're living here without authorization to live here, go home"), but lacks compassion. Walsh's policy is full of compassion, but lacks common sense ("welcome to our crowded city, your status doesn't matter here, you're safe").
Okay?
Yes, they’re different things. Not sure what your argument is by comparing the two. Can one only show compassion or common sense, not both?
Marty........
Play silly games win silly prizes
The Herald
Included 5 of the felons they’re targeting locally and they should be locked up and removed.
But fear monger away.
We'll, I feel safer
not
At this point
I'd rather have an immigrant (illegal or not) as my neighbor than a Trump supporter.
Thankfully I already have some great immigrant neighbors..
You do know
Every law enforcement agent has individuals that take sniper certification classes. Remember the two marathon bombers.
If they arrest violent felons only will you still be triggered?
Per the herald they have 5 people their specificity looking for, all violent felons, one who RAPED a child.
Oh no, criminals!
If you want five people arrested, you quietly feed information to and work with local police to get them quickly and efficiently.
If you want to terrorize a group of people and get everyone used to the idea that you can send in your elite troops to overrule local authority, you do this.
That's the thing, though: if
That's the thing, though: if they came here and removed 5 child-raping heroin traffickers and left, people probably wouldn't feel as antagonized.
Instead, we'll see headlines like:
- Nobody Picked Up This 5-Year-Old From School Because Her Mom Was Detained Without Charges After Not Crossing an "I" On Government Form
- Man, 37, Deported To Country He's Never Been To And Doesn't Speak The Language After CBP Takes His Wallet And Puts Him On A Random Flight
- Grandmother Here Legally For Cancer Treatment Accidentally Shot In The Face Because Her Grandson Asked To See The Warrant
Yunnow, headlines that don't exactly make one proud to be American.
Let’s circle back in a week
I’d bet $100 they only target felons, not house maids.
Will house maids get caught in the sweep. Yes. But only because the associate with dangerous felons.
Adam has lost it since the last election. Pray for him in 2020 because no one currently running is beating Trump.
since implementation of Secure Communities
In 2008, the majority targeted by ICE have not been felons.
Its simply not true to say "well they're only here for hardened criminals".
I'll be back next week with the rest from Boston
but the 5-year old's mom got picked up in Philly yesterday:
"ICE agents arrest mother as she dropped off child at South Philly school"
To their credit, they apparently released her the same day in this case, instead of keeping her there for a week for, uh, an investigation.
Unfortunately necessary
The SJC made law enforcement's job so much more dangerous by interfering with federal law enforcement in not honoring detainers and not allowing arrests inside courthouses where suspects have already been checked for weapons.
So, tactically trained agents are needed to arrest possibly armed criminal aliens in uncontrolled environments at great risk.
Roger Stone should be let free unless all the SJC judges, courts, mayors, and police chiefs who order non compliance with federal laws. He only did what they do daily, obstruction of justice.
Holy shit, why am I looking
Holy shit, why am I looking at an add on UHub for the Border Patrol. If you click on the ad it brings you to their recruitment website. So UHub is profiting from the Border Patrol. Keep up with your hypocrisy.
first day on the internet?
first day on the internet?
never saw an ad before? do you really think adam personally chooses the ads that shows up on the page? it's literally a random ad served up by a company called 'AdChoices' - which you see if you hover on the top right corner. it likely matched it due to the text content. unfortunate, sure, but likely out of adam's control.
I got one for the secret service....
"uniformed division".
Looks cool, I'm gonna join. Thanks Adam.
There is a way to avoid this horrible thing
Pay for Uhub. No ads.
Oh, but then there would be on less ridiculous thing to complain about, huh?
or...
Use adblock. Also, good luck cleaning your computer of viruses from clicking the ads.
What part of "it is illegal to enter the country without....."
For all the people with all the self proclaimed compassion -- What part of the following phrase describing in simple terms the US Immigration Policy -- don't you understand:
"It is a violation of the US Code [xxxxxxx]*1 to enter the country without a visa or equivalent or to overstay one's visa or equivalent" [note plenty more details are available on a number of websites devoted to the US Criminal Code and/or Immigration Law already on the books]
President Donald Trump had no part in writing the relevant US Code -- that was something done by Congress with some previous President applying a signature to make it into Law
All that Customs and Border Protection [aka Border Patrol] or Immigration and Customs Enforcement [aka ICE] do is Enforce the Laws Written by Congress
If you don't like the Laws that they as Federal Employees are Sworn to Enforce as the Oath of Office that they take when they start work -- Well then call your local Squad Member and have the Congress Write New laws!!~!
The rest is just Ignorant Grandstanding!!
*1
from https://cis.org/Nicley/Despite-Media-Claims-Contrary-Illegal-Entry-Crime...