According to US media reports: The US Federal Border Patrol and the National Guard are engaged in a face-to-face confrontation.
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The reason: On January 22, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Texas must dismantle the border barbed wire fence within 24 hours. Subsequently, the Texas National Guard took over Riverfront Park, which adjoins the Rio Grande. On January 27, a face-to-face confrontation between the U.S. Federal Border Patrol and the Texas National Guard took place in Shelby Park in the town of Eagle Pass.
♦ In fact, it is a confrontation between the militia of the local government of the United States and the armed forces of the Department of Homeland Security of the federal government.
U.S. Militia (National Guard)
The United States National Guard, abbreviated as the United States National Guard, is an important reserve force of the United States Armed Forces.
Although it is a militia, it is quite fully equipped
The U.S. National Guard was created on December 13, 1636, as a militia established by General Court in Boston to defend the colony. In 1903, the United States enacted the Militia Act, which integrated state militias into the National Guard. After the passage of the National Defense Act of 1916, the "National Guard" was finally adopted as the official name of the organized militia unit receiving federal military funds.
♦ There is still a difference between the local militia and the federal reserve. One is the different affiliations: the National Guard is the local armed forces subordinate to the state governments, while the Federal Reserve Forces are the armed forces subordinate to the federal government. Second, the organizational structure is different: the National Guard is composed of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, while the Federal Reserve is composed of the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, and the Air Force Reserve.
They have all of them, land, sea and air.
Third, the responsibilities are different: the National Guard is primarily responsible for maintaining state security and responding to emergencies, while the Federal Reserve Force is primarily responsible for supporting the combat operations of active-duty forces. Fourth, the level of equipment is different: the level of equipment of the National Guard is relatively low, while the level of equipment of the Federal Reserve Forces is relatively high.
♦ The U.S. Federal Border Patrol (USBP) is an agency of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that is responsible for border patrol and law enforcement.
Border Patrol
Its responsibilities include combating illegal immigration, smuggling, drug trafficking and other cross-border criminal activities, and maintaining U.S. border security.
An aerial helicopter is directing ground patrols
The U.S. Federal Border Patrol (USBP) is the U.S. federal law enforcement agency responsible for detecting foreign illegal organizations and terrorists and combating their trafficking in contraband and people.
Patrol inspections
Since its mission is mainly to enforce the law, its equipment is much inferior to that of the militia used to fight in reserve.
Simple equipment of administrative law enforcement forces