The Trump administration may send a volunteer emergency response team to assist with security and humanitarian efforts at the U.S.-Mexico border
, according to four current and former officials briefed on the discussions.
A second DHS official similarly questioned the administration’s motives for considering the force. It “makes eminent sense for a hurricane,” this person said, but not for the border. “All of this is just to buttress the administration’s claim that there’s an emergency,” the official said. By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
“I sort of took this as, ‘Hey, here’s this new idea,” the first DHS official said of the volunteer force under consideration. “The lawyers are trying to figure out whether it’s possible at all.”
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