President Trump boldly signed a proclamation Wednesday directing National Guard troops to the southwest border in what he falsely called an unprecedented move to crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
It was one of the largest drug busts in Utah history.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com National Guard troops continue to arrive in Texas on the orders of Gov. Rick Perry to help crackdown on the border crisis, but so far, there’s not much for them to do, the Washington Post reports. The troops, who are wearing body armor and carrying pistols, were spotted fighting boredom as…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The crippling influx of migrant children escaping violence in Central America is a “side issue” to tackling the wave of crime from undocumented immigrants, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Sunday. While most politicians in Washington expressed concerns about the 62,000 unaccompanied minors crossing the border, Perry said he is “substantially more concerned…
Steve Neavling ticklethwire.com Not long from now, hundreds of Texas National Guard troops will descend on border towns in an unusual show of force. The USA Today reports that some cities are welcoming the troops, who will arrive sporting camouflage and guns. “If anything, [the guardsmen] will send a strong message that our border will…
By Editorial Board Beaumont Enterprise If there’s anything worse than Gov. Rick Perry sending 1,000 National Guard troops to the Mexican border to boost his presidential hopes, it’s Sen. Ted Cruz calling for them to have federal arrest powers – to boost his presidential hopes. That’s a bad idea, and someone like Cruz who says…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The 1,000 National Guard troops who were deployed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry to assist with the border crisis may get the unusual authority to make arrests and apprehensions, the New York Times reports. In the past, troops who were sent by presidents were prohibited from making arrests while they helped at…
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Obama administration is going explore the need for deploying National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border, the Washington Post reports. The administration has dispatched a team of military and national security officials to examine whether the Rio Grande Valley would benefit from a military “temporary assist.” Despite objections from Democrats, Texas…
