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Two agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of paramilitary tactical units—including ICE’s two Special Response Teams (SRT), CBP’s one SRT, and the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)—whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

wired.comThe Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's KillingsTwo agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

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This is never Bin about immigration enforcement. This is retribution! Trump is carrying out his retribution on cities and states that have rejected him!

While they may abuse civilians because they're modelled after military special forces and not police forces, I have a hard time believing they were trained to execute unarmed civilians. There is something powerfully wrong in ice. It must go.

You get Nuremberg trials. And you get Nuremberg trials. And you over there, you get Nuremberg trials. Nuremberg trials for every single one of you!!!!

The tactics used by SRT and BORTAC vastly differ from those of local police or sheriffs. They use explosives to breach the doors of homes, and team members are equipped with full tactical gear, assault rifles, and heavy-duty crowd-control weapons.

wired.comThe Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's KillingsTwo agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

“BORTAC in particular is used to operating in the desert. They are not trained for urban policing,” says Gil Kerlikowske, a former CBP commissioner. “They’re absolutely the wrong tool for the job. It’s like using a chain saw to mow your lawn”

wired.comThe Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's KillingsTwo agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

SRT’s and BORTAC’s roles in putting down protests in 2020 and since President Donald Trump retook power last January have been referenced in several civil suits alleging wanton abuses and civil rights violations by the tactical units.

wired.comThe Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's KillingsTwo agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

Both SRT and BORTAC are “operator” or SWAT-type units that are patterned off the US military’s special forces teams, not police. They draw heavily on veterans and US Special Operations Command for their ranks. Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/ice-cb...

wired.comThe Paramilitary ICE and CBP Units at the Center of Minnesota's KillingsTwo agents involved in the shooting deaths of US citizens in Minneapolis are reportedly part of highly militarized DHS units whose extreme tactics are generally reserved for war zones.

What would CBP's interactions w the public look like of they were fully disarmed, no protective wear, and basically had to dress like Mormon missionairies? If they need help, they can ask local police.

So the ICE and CBP are jealous enough of the FBI having need of actual tactical specialists like the HRT that they created their own for *checks notes*... arresting some dudes whose immigration paperwork may not be valid.

Well that might be concerning since it seems the first one felt was retaliation for feeling belittled by a woman and the other was complete chaos.

US forces policing US cities like they 'policed' Fallujah won't end well. Of course it already hasn't ended well for multiple victims of their violence.

"These paramilitary tactical units behave not like local police, but instead like special forces in Iraq, Afghanistan…" "And like in overseas battlefields or counter-narcotics missions abroad… have been told that they no longer need judicial warrants" Operating under rules of war. Unacceptable.

Big difference: Real military forces have rules of engagement, and are subject to courts martial if they commit war crimes. ICE thugs who break the law get cover-ups and help moving out of state to dodge prosecution.