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No Answers from Pentagon on Deportation Costs Nor Share for DoD/DHS

No Answers from Pentagon on Deportation Costs Nor Share for DoD/DHS
Pictured are U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents with deportees in restraints on their way to board an aircraft on Jan. 23rd at Fort Bliss, Texas. "Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Transportation Command is supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement removal flights by providing military airlift," the Pentagon said (DoD Photo)

As the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), its Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and DoD undertake what could be the deportation of up to 13 million persons in the United States, the Pentagon has yet to provide insight on how it will pay such costs and the share of costs that DoD will pay compared to DHS, in addition to how the deportations could affect military readiness for training and operations domestically and abroad. Last week, the Pentagon said that…

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