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US Department of Homeland Security attempts military surveillance of the Canadian border

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Tags: usa, canada, politics, international relations, surveillance, authoritarianism, coronaviruses.covid19, department of homeland security, military, borders, republican party, donald trump, security.national, author.ken klippenstein, source.thenation, paywall
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/canada-border-covid-security/

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Exclusive: Inside Trump's Failed Plan to Surveil the Canadian Border
Published
Apr 10 2020
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921 words

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    In late March, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requested military support to surveil the US-Canada border with mobile cameras and underground sensors. The request was rebuffed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who feared opposition from the Canadians, according to an internal Pentagon memo obtained exclusively by The Nation.

    The memo reveals that CBP sought 916 military personnel to undertake duties at the Canadian border, including operating mobile surveillance cameras, unmanned ground sensors, and motor transportation. Overall, CBP’s request was estimated to cost $145.3 million.

    In addition, it would provide 540 military personnel on the southern border—adding to the 5,000 military personnel including military police, marines, planners, and engineers.

    The memo, marked for official use only, was sent from Kenneth P. Rapuano, assistant secretary for homeland defense and global security, to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper. It was provided to The Nation by a Pentagon official on the condition of anonymity to avoid professional reprisal.

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