Leaked memo from Hegseth’s brother calls for US army to help with deportations nationwide ‘for years to come’: report
UNITED STATES, AUG 2 – A leaked memo reveals plans for ongoing military deployments in U.S. cities like Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement, with thousands of troops involved, officials said.
- On Saturday, a leaked memo authored by Philip Hegseth, DHS senior adviser and brother of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, warns Trump’s military use may worsen.
- Homeland Security and Defense officials met on June 21 to foster new planning ideas for national security and illegal immigration, directing Pentagon capabilities accordingly.
- Amid evolving enforcement tactics, around 5,000 National Guard members were deployed to Los Angeles, California, and President Donald Trump also sent 700 U.S. Marines, the memo acknowledges wasn’t perfect.
- Kim Lane Scheppele wrote 'Here it comes', and Joseph Nunn called the memo 'disturbing to see DHS officials pressuring the U.S. military'.
- Amid massive ICE funding, the memo urges Pentagon officials to prioritize military use in domestic immigration efforts, noting DHS anticipates needs for years to come.
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The Daily Beast
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Phil Hegseth wrote the document laying out how the Pentagon and DHS could help Donald Trump’s immigration plans “for years.”
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By Paul Becker / Creative CommonsA typo-ridden memo authored by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s little brother Phil, also Pete’s liaison to DHS, got leaked to The New Republic, featuring the agenda of a meeting between the Hegseth boys, representatives from DHS, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, General Gregory Guillot, and NORTHCOM Commander Lieutenant General Chris LaNeve. In that meeting, Hegseth and team DHS urged …
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Trump Admin Plans To Sic Military Throughout US Communities
The New Republic obtained a Department of Homeland Security memo indicating ICE Barbie Kristi Noem’s Homeland Security Department is pressuring the military to further involve itself in the Gestapo-like wet dreams of Co-presidents Donald Trump and Stephen Miller. The memo lays out the need to persuade top Pentagon officials to get much more serious about using the military to combat illegal immigration—and not just at the border. It suggests tha…
The Independent
The Independent (US)Leaked memo from Hegseth’s brother calls for US army to help with deportations
The DHS and Department of Defense memo suggests it expects LA-style riots for “years to come”
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