200 Marines deployed in Florida to support Ice immigration enforcement
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The US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) is sending approximately 200 Marines to Florida to support the U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) internal immigration enforcement mission.
Marines, obsessed with the Marine Corps Wing Support Squadron 272, Marines, New River, and New River, are responding as part of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Defense Secretary Sean Parnell requested backup to assist U.S. immigration and customs enforcement in Florida, Louisiana and Texas with critical administrative and logistical capabilities at the locations directed by Ice.
Lt. Col. Brandon Mokris of North Carolina left Minnesota, the resigning commander of Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 272 (MWSS) 272, left from Lt. Col. Sean O’Rourke, opposing commander of MWSS-272. (Cpl. Photo of US Marines by Loriann4ss)
Parnell approved a total of 700 mobilization to include activities, the National Guard and reserve forces. Marines are in the first wave of Usnorthcom’s support.
“Service members participating in this mission will fulfill strictly illegal enforcement obligations within ice facilities, whose role is specifically prohibited from direct contact with ice custody individuals or engagement in any aspect of the custody chain,” USNORTHCOM announced.
Parnell said in a statement that the assistance eases some of the unnecessary tensions with law enforcement.
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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell will speak at a press conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia on March 17, 2025. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
“This support provides important resources to support ICE’s mission and unlocks law enforcement officials with a focus on law enforcement tasks and missions. The department remains committed to ensuring operational management of 100% of the border,” the statement said.
US Air Force The Navy also took over its position on federal land along the border in the southern border.
The area, a roughly 250-mile stretch located in Cameron and Hidalgo counties in Texas, has been moved to Air Force control and falls under the jurisdiction of a joint base in San Antonio. It will be managed as part of the newly established Defense Area (NDA).
Members of the military monitor the southern border. (Reuters)
In June, a battalion of 500 US Marines was mobilized. Los Angeles It will raise protests from liberal critics such as the California government in response to anti-immigration enforcement riots. Gavin Newsom, He filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration.
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The governor’s office downplayed the military’s movements and called it “completely uninformed.”
The move is part of a broader mission managed by the Joint Task Force, the Southern Border (JTF-SB), a joint effort between the Air Force and the US Northern Command, which will integrate and strengthen military presence along the border.