{"id":643559,"date":"2018-11-07T09:41:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/?p=643559"},"modified":"2018-11-07T09:41:12","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T16:41:12","slug":"the-government-wont-talk-about-its-training-for-officers-and-troops-at-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nmpolitics.net\/index\/2018\/11\/the-government-wont-talk-about-its-training-for-officers-and-troops-at-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"The government won\u2019t talk about its training for officers and troops at the border"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heath Haussamen \/ NMPolitics.net<\/p>

A scene from the U.S.\/Mexico border. In the foreground, behind a barbed-wire fence, U.S. Border Patrol agents speak with each other in El Paso, Texas. Across the Rio Grande, in the background, is Cuidad Ju\u00e1rez, Mexico.<\/p><\/div>\n

With President Trump deploying 7,000 troops this month to help the U.S. Border Patrol confront a migrant caravan from Central America, one important question stands out: How well are government forces trained to deal with a large group of civilians?<\/p>\n

The migrants are unarmed, though several of them reportedly threw rocks<\/a> at Mexican officers as they crossed that country\u2019s border a few weeks ago. President Donald Trump recently said any rocks thrown at troops would be considered a rifle after a reporter asked if the military would fire at the migrants.<\/p>\n