With her boss Donald Trump seeming ranting about a possible conflict at the border with now less than 5,000 men, women and children from Central America?
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made sure to say that her border cops where NOT out to use ‘deadly physical force’ on unarmed people seeking to immigrate to America like millions have done since the place first got discovered….
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Thursday that the U.S. Border Patrol has no intention “right now” of shooting at people who may try to forcibly enter the country’s southern border.
“We do not have any intention right now to shoot at people,” Nielsen said in an interview with Fox News. “They will be apprehended however.”
Nielsen added that she takes her officers’ safety “extraordinarily seriously” and that they “of course” have the ability to defend themselves.
When asked if that meant that officers would shoot back if they were shot at, Nielsen replied, “no.”….
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“We do not have any intention right now to shoot at people,” Nielsen said…
… but perhaps (at least hypothetically) some time in the future ??