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Trump’s Domestic Use of Military Set to Get Worse, Leaked Memo Shows

A Department of Homeland Security memo obtained by TNR signals top-level discussions about a potential escalation of the Pentagon’s domestic anti-immigration role, and lays out new details.

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Aug 02, 2025
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President Donald Trump speaks with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington, DC, on July 08, 2025.
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President Donald Trump has already enmeshed the United States military in domestic law enforcement operations involving immigration to an unprecedented degree. He has authorized a major military buildup at the border. He has maximized the use of military planes for deportations, complete with the White House pumping out imagery…

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