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BREAKING: Trump plans to betray the U.S. Marines by sending ICE agents to their graduation events to target their family members who may be undocumented.
He's going to brutalize their loved ones and then ship them off to war...
The revelation comes directly from the Marine Corps itself, which made the announcement. Under the heightened security measures implemented due to Trump's Iran War, everyone who enters a Marine base must present REAL ID. Undocumented immigrants are generally unable to obtain REAL IDs.
Anyone who shows up at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island in South Carolina will be asked to produce their identification documents. If they don't have the proper documentation on them, they'll be funneled to face ICE agents who will presumably harass, terrorize, and detain many of them.
“While the Marine Corps routinely coordinates with federal partners on security matters, this is the first time in recent memory that federal law enforcement agencies have supported base access operations at Parris Island in this capacity,” said a MCRD Parris Island spokesperson.
"To help ensure a smooth and timely process, guests should bring proper identification and limit the number of items they carry onto the installation,” they added.
The Parris Island website cites “increased force protection measures” at the recruit depot and explains that "federal law enforcement personnel will be present at installation access points to conduct enhanced screening and lawful immigration status inquiries during recruit family and graduation days."
DHS — an infamously dishonest agency under this administration — is insisting that "ICE will not be making arrests at the basic training graduation in Paris [sic] Island, SC." Of course, that's exactly what they'd say if they were hoping to lull migrants into a false sense of security. These people put no stock in the truth. The only thing that matters to them is pursuing their fascist agenda. If they aren't planning on detaining people, why will ICE be there at all?
Graduation will be held this Friday but families are invited to begin their celebration of their Marine loved one's accomplishments starting tomorrow. The Marines have been unable to see their families during the 13-week long boot camp — and now some of them will have to worry about those very same families being deported.
Consider the profound impact on morale that a move like this has on our soldiers. Trump is currently mulling a ground invasion of Iran, possibly sending thousands of Americans to die in a war of aggression on behalf of Israel. He's considering asking these Marines to die for a foreign country — and at the same time he's moving to harass and terrify their families.
Our service men and women deserve better than this.
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