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Rep. Escobar opposes use of DOD assets for migrant detention and non‑reimbursable DHS support requests
Summary
Rep. Veronica Escobar told the House Armed Services Committee she opposes using military installations and non‑reimbursable Department of Defense support for migrant detention operations, arguing such uses harm readiness and civil‑military relations and citing the Fort Bliss example.
Representative Veronica Escobar told the House Armed Services Committee she opposes Department of Defense use of military assets to perform migration‑related missions that she said belong to the Department of Homeland Security, warning such assignments harm readiness and civil‑military relations.
Escobar said the administration has used DOD airlift to deport migrants, set up…
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