"The troops, deployed in an effort to reduce crime, are untrained in law enforcement; their days are spent cleaning up trash and walking the streets in uniform. Commanders, in a memo that was included in litigation challenging the high-visibility mission in D.C., argued that this could put them in danger. The Justice Department countered that the risk was merely " speculative." It wasn't."
"Trump offered a predictable response to the shooting: pausing immigration for anyone from Afghanistan, a move that conveniently ignored how Lakanwal had gotten to the United States. He came as part of Operation Allies Welcome, admitted for his assistance to U.S. troops, and was reportedly granted asylum status after vetting by the Trump administration earlier this year. Trump yesterday also ordered additional troops to D.C., on the theory that more troops are always better than fewer ones."
An Afghan refugee, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, shot and seriously injured two National Guard members deployed to D.C. Military commanders warned that the high-visibility deployment created an easy "target of opportunity" for grievance-based violence. Guard members assigned to reduce crime were untrained in law enforcement and spent days cleaning trash and patrolling in uniform. The Justice Department described the risk as speculative, but the shooting proved the danger was real. Lakanwal arrived under Operation Allies Welcome and reportedly received asylum after vetting. The deployment was tied to political objectives, and a federal judge recently found it likely illegal.
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