Homeland Security Deploys Border Patrol for Domestic Crowd Control: Who's the 'Insurrectionist' Now?
📰 THE STORY: Newsweek reported on DHS's investigation into videos showing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers deploying 'green gas' in Minneapolis during protests. The report focuses on the internal review process and the types of agents involved, framing the issue as an inquiry into proper protocol for federal law enforcement. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context:
This isn't the first time federal agencies designated for border security have been deployed domestically for crowd control. Following the 9/11 attacks, the creation of DHS merged multiple agencies, blurring lines between national security and domestic policing. In 2020, during the George Floyd protests, CBP, ICE, and other federal agents were controversially deployed to cities like Portland and
Washington D.C., operating without clear identification or local coordination, using tactics often seen in war zones against civilian populations. Double Standard: When governments in countries like Venezuela are accused of using tear gas or riot control agents against protestors, Western media outlets like Newsweek are quick to condemn it as authoritarian repression and human rights abuses. Yet,
when U.S. federal agents deploy similar chemical agents against its own citizens in Minneapolis, the narrative shifts to internal investigations and procedural matters, sanitizing the action and avoiding the language of repression. The 'green gas' itself is a euphemism for chemical irritants, often tear gas variants, whose use in warfare is restricted by international conventions. Follow the