Migrant Defenders Slam Biden for 'Reckless' Deployment of 1,500 Troops to Southern Border

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Migrant Defenders Slam Biden for 'Reckless' Deployment of 1,500 Troops to Southern Border
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'If this were Trump, we would all be losing our shit but since it is a Democrat, it's just a meh,' said julito77 after the Biden administration announced the deployment of 1,500 more Army troops to the southern border.

"If this were Trump, we would all be losing our shit but since it is a Democrat, it's just a meh," said one critic.Human rights defenders on Tuesday condemned the Defense Department's plan to deploy 1,500 active duty soldiers to the southern border for"non-law enforcement duties," with numerous activists urging the Biden administration to instead address the root causes of migration and improve the process for people seeking asylum in the United States.Tuesday that U.

;&#x201cWe strongly condemn the Biden administration's plan to further militarize the U.S. southern border. We demand a human rights based approach to forced #migration that addresses the root causes of migration and upholds human dignity. https://t.co/Qeam6ecFsK;&#x201dU.S. troops"have never, and will not, perform law enforcement activities or interact with migrants or other individuals in DHS custody," the agency added.

"Instead of sending U.S. troops to intimidate people seeking safety and attempt to satisfy his critics, President [Joe] Biden should send funding to local communities eager to welcome their new neighbors," Askaryar argued. ;&#x201cPeople fleeing violence and persecution to seek safety in the U.S. deserve to be met with compassion ;&#x2013 not military troops.\n\nIt's past time that Biden focused on creating a robust and humane system to screen and welcome people in search of safety. https://t.co/7M0GZeQovd;&#x201dLaurie Ball Cooper, U.S. legal director at the International Refugee Assistance Project , said that"sending troops to the border sends the wrong message.

"The Biden administration is playing into the hands of anti-immigrant zealots who are attempting to politicize and demonize the processing of asylum-seekers at the border,"

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