1/4 One thing buried in these docs from @JasonLeopold:
an entity primed to be abused under an authoritarian president is @CBP's "BORTAC"- the hyper militarized arm of Border Patrol.
There are virtually no limits on its ability to serve as an internal security service in the US
an entity primed to be abused under an authoritarian president is @CBP's "BORTAC"- the hyper militarized arm of Border Patrol.
There are virtually no limits on its ability to serve as an internal security service in the US
https://twitter.com/JasonLeopold/status/1493733806401933314
2/4 BORTAC is a tactical group - like SWAT. It was apparently "on standby" throughout the country to intervene in protests against police brutality in 2020 like it later did in Portland. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
3/4 Is that legal? Well, Border Patrol can operate within 100 air miles of any land or sea port in the U.S. That is where over 2/3 of Americans live. aclu.org/other/constitu…
4/4 And @CBP is the nation's largest law enforcement agency.
So reforming it is not only about immigration, but its about preventing us from becoming a security state. pogo.org/report/2021/10…
So reforming it is not only about immigration, but its about preventing us from becoming a security state. pogo.org/report/2021/10…
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