the associated press reporting at 12 time 30 pacific time, about 12 minutes ago, that there was some tear gas used and that the u.s. agents had done so to try to disburse of the some crowd and that children were involved. did you see anything of the sort as you were up and down the area you re at at the port of entry points? you know, i couldn t quite hear your question entirely because a blackhawk helicopter was flying right above us. at least it was a ua 60. if you were asking about the militarization of the border, we do see elements of that here, namely from the sky. you don t see that many u.s. border personnel u.s. military personnel directly on the border. we haven t really seen any. you see some mexican police as well as military who are quite militarized. the main effect we see is the three or four helicopters that are basically making a sirk cir
public money to take care of the migrants who continue to arrive in the border city. he s calling the situation a humanitarian crisis and is asking the united nations to step in. thousands fleeing violent and poverty are in tijuana hoping to get asylum in the u.s. president trump this week threatened to shut down the whole border if safety issues arrive. president trump is granting new authority to use for u.s. troops deployed at the border to protect border personnel. that including the use of lethal force if necessary. troops can use force for crowd control and to detain migrants. joining me right now, former army commanding general for europe and the 7th, lieutenant kirtling, good to see you.
immigration law to impose conditions forbidden by congress. in the order, the judge writes, asylum seekers are at increased risk of violence at the border and many deprived meritorious asylum claims. immigration advocates argue it is illegal to block asylum claims based on how an immigrant entered the country. the judge s order is in force until the next hearing set for december 19th. president trump is authorizes to send troops to the border. a homeland security they official tells cnn the use of force to protect border personnel would have to be quote proportional. currently troops are not allowed to protect border personnel unless acting in self defense. multiple sources, including the
december 19th. president trump is set to authorize troops to the border. a homeland security they a homeland security official tells cnn the use of force to protect border personnel would have to be quote proportional. currently troops are not allowed to protect border personnel unless acting in self defense. multiple sources, including the mexican government are telling them migrant groups are discussing an incursion through traffic lines at california ports of entry. the general overseeing the troop deployment says the first troops will start heading home in the coming days before the majority of the caravan arrives. later today, president trump is expected to receive a full report on the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. the president is reluctant to implication crown prince mohammed bin salman in the killing. although the cia concluded the crown prince personally ordered the operation.
the first troops arrived started yesterday. our concept of operations is to fly in our military assets with the priority to build up southern texas, then arizona, then california. we ll reinforce our priority points of entry so as to enhance the ability to secure the border. reporter: they will be engineered, for the most part, the u.s. air force plans to air lift 400 additional border patrol personnel as well. there will be three staging areas the troops are coming from ft. bragg, joint base lewis mccord, ft. stewart, ft. campbell and ft. riley. they will set up shelter for up to 5200 border personnel. riot gear will be provided for 500 agents. rules of engagement have not been established but the order mattis signed friday outlines the dhs wants the personnel to