Nielsen orders Border Patrol agent 'surge' amid migrant influx

[demmiblue]

Source: The Hill

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has ordered the deployment of more Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border, Nielsen announced Monday morning.

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Nielsen has ordered CBP Commissioner Kevin McAleenan to implement “emergency surge operations” and accelerate the timeline for reallocating 750 officers to border patrol sectors affected by a recent “influx” of migrants.

Nielsen has also directed CBP to expand the Migrant Protection Protocols, a DHS plan to return migrants to Mexico while they wait for their day in immigration court.

Under Nielsen's directive, CBP will return hundreds more migrants per day to Mexico, including those caught at or between points of entry, according to DHS.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/436712-nielsen-orders-border-patrol-agent

[vlyons]

1. What is that supposed to accomplish

This is just all for show. To make it look like Trump is doing "something." It would be far more effective to send more judges to hear immigration cases and appeals. But noooo --- Trump wants to drag that out.

[demmiblue]

2. Exactly. It is part of his 2020 reelection plan. n/t

[Sherman A1]

4. Agreed

it is just theater and posing for Fox Noise.

[duhneece]

8. Judges and medical clinics and providers

Then tackle policy changes and comprehensive immigration reform

[machoneman]

3. Nazi Nielsen strikes again! So, a false flag operation once again....

that oh so neatly folds into Trumpian rhetoric. Gee, the timing is a tad suspect, eh?

[Solly Mack]

5. I think they (Trump Inc.) want border patrol to get into it with those crossing the border.

They want an incident.

Sure, it's all made-for-reality-TV antics - but that doesn't mean they don't also want bloodshed. If it bleeds, it leads.

[llmart]

6. Have they stopped using the word "caravan"?

That didn't work out so well for Donnie last time, did it.

What part of "you're not getting your wall" doesn't he understand?

[deminks]

7. I will enjoy seeing her on trial at the Hague one day. nt