Heidi Li Feldman1d ago

Important reporting on the paramilitary forces being used by DHS in American cities. https://www.wired.com/story/border-patrol-bortac-borstar-use-of-force-midway-blitz/ 1/

‘BORTAC and its sister unit, Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue, or BORSTAR, were once reserved for desert rescues, executing high-risk warrants, conflicts with armed drug cartels, and manhunts.’

Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown

A WIRED analysis of DHS records identified dozens of specialized federal agents who used force against US civilians during the largest known deployment of its kind in US history.

WIRED
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@heidilifeldman

I'd sure like to know why this doesn't violate the Posse Comitatus Act, and why the Act isn't used to stop this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act

Posse Comitatus Act - Wikipedia

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