This situation, were a program that is effectively assisting in the fight to stop illegal immigrants from crossing our southern boarder by the 100's of thousands, sound all to familiar. It looks like Jeh Johnson took the call from the White House to suspend the flights to allow more immigrates to make the crossing without being detained and deported.
It is just assumed that our illustrious president understands the gravity of unimpeded illegal entry into ur country, allowing people that wish us harm, places the population at large and our nation at risk of attack.
I believe that assumption is wrong headed as the history over the passed 8 years is proof. Barack's use of deception, misinformation and out right lies to cover his true intention of mass unimpeded immigration to establish a core of willing individuals to do the bidding for his jihad of transformation of America.
An unarmed army of the willing is unstoppable.
Thousands of uneducated, unskilled and hungry people waiting for instruction and a new life that has no responsibilities, free money, free health care and free housing. Other then that, all that is required of them is to do what they are told by their handlers.
I notice that in this article the author doesn't explain why Johnson 'quietly' suspended the surveillance operation. I believe that not even Johnson would make a decision like this to stop a program that actually does what his department of Home Land Security demands without being told to do so.
But as we have seen in the past, the IRS, the DOJ and others in our government are willing participants in the fundamentally changing of our civil society. And know this, there isn't anyone higher then Johnson in the government other then Barack.
Grounded Surveillance Operation Nabbed 110,000 Illegal Immigrants at Border
Kenric Ward / @Watchdogorg /
While surveillance helicopters were grounded in Texas, the head of Customs and Border Protection(CBP) called the flights critical to “countering illegal immigration” from Mexico. Records bear that out: A government report credited Operation Phalanx with apprehending 110,000 illegal border crossers.
CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske stated in a Nov. 16 letter that Phalanx “provided tangible benefits to border security.” His letter to the Department of Defense was sent two days before it was revealed that CBP’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, had quietly halted border surveillance flights in Texas’ Laredo district.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, confirmed DHS’ move to shut down Phalanx, and lodged a letter of protest with DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. The letter was co-signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
According to apprehension and seizure records, Operation Phalanx logged 2,800 hours of flight time in the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo sectors since March. Another 1,000 flight hours were reported in the Tucson, Arizona, sector. The surveillance flights were credited with apprehending 64,000 illegal border crossings in the Rio Grande sector and 25,000 in Laredo. Another 21,000 apprehensions were attributed to Phalanx in the Tucson area.
Using UH-72 helicopters flown by National Guard crews and equipped with night vision surveillance capabilities, Phalanx also assisted in drug interdictions. Reports showed 217,000 pounds of marijuana were seized through Phalanx operations in the Tucson sector. The two Texas districts totaled a combined 89,000 pounds.
CBP says it is working with the Defense Department and National Guard units to resume the aerial surveillance program in 2017.
In his letter, Kerlikowske proposed directing 30 percent of Phalanx’s projected $55 million congressional appropriation to the Laredo sector, 20 percent to Tucson, and 25 percent to the Rio Grande Valley. The remaining 25 percent would be earmarked for “surge operations in and around the Rio Grande Valley,” he stated.
Meantime, Phalanx staffers report that flights have been canceled in the Laredo sector for the remainder of this year. They say the disruption will add unnecessary contractual and manpower costs—if and when the program resumes.
A congressional source familiar with Phalanx called the program cost-effective because it leverages the training of National Guard crews. “CBP could not fill the [flight] hours if these helicopters come off the board,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
This article was originally published by Watchdog.org
It is just assumed that our illustrious president understands the gravity of unimpeded illegal entry into ur country, allowing people that wish us harm, places the population at large and our nation at risk of attack.
I believe that assumption is wrong headed as the history over the passed 8 years is proof. Barack's use of deception, misinformation and out right lies to cover his true intention of mass unimpeded immigration to establish a core of willing individuals to do the bidding for his jihad of transformation of America.
An unarmed army of the willing is unstoppable.
Thousands of uneducated, unskilled and hungry people waiting for instruction and a new life that has no responsibilities, free money, free health care and free housing. Other then that, all that is required of them is to do what they are told by their handlers.
I notice that in this article the author doesn't explain why Johnson 'quietly' suspended the surveillance operation. I believe that not even Johnson would make a decision like this to stop a program that actually does what his department of Home Land Security demands without being told to do so.
But as we have seen in the past, the IRS, the DOJ and others in our government are willing participants in the fundamentally changing of our civil society. And know this, there isn't anyone higher then Johnson in the government other then Barack.
Grounded Surveillance Operation Nabbed 110,000 Illegal Immigrants at Border
Kenric Ward / @Watchdogorg /
While surveillance helicopters were grounded in Texas, the head of Customs and Border Protection(CBP) called the flights critical to “countering illegal immigration” from Mexico. Records bear that out: A government report credited Operation Phalanx with apprehending 110,000 illegal border crossers.
CBP Commissioner Gil Kerlikowske stated in a Nov. 16 letter that Phalanx “provided tangible benefits to border security.” His letter to the Department of Defense was sent two days before it was revealed that CBP’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, had quietly halted border surveillance flights in Texas’ Laredo district.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, confirmed DHS’ move to shut down Phalanx, and lodged a letter of protest with DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson. The letter was co-signed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas.
Using UH-72 helicopters flown by National Guard crews and equipped with night vision surveillance capabilities, Phalanx also assisted in drug interdictions. Reports showed 217,000 pounds of marijuana were seized through Phalanx operations in the Tucson sector. The two Texas districts totaled a combined 89,000 pounds.
CBP says it is working with the Defense Department and National Guard units to resume the aerial surveillance program in 2017.
In his letter, Kerlikowske proposed directing 30 percent of Phalanx’s projected $55 million congressional appropriation to the Laredo sector, 20 percent to Tucson, and 25 percent to the Rio Grande Valley. The remaining 25 percent would be earmarked for “surge operations in and around the Rio Grande Valley,” he stated.
Meantime, Phalanx staffers report that flights have been canceled in the Laredo sector for the remainder of this year. They say the disruption will add unnecessary contractual and manpower costs—if and when the program resumes.
A congressional source familiar with Phalanx called the program cost-effective because it leverages the training of National Guard crews. “CBP could not fill the [flight] hours if these helicopters come off the board,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
This article was originally published by Watchdog.org
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