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Original Date Announced
July 7, 2025Fox News reports that "[t]he U.S. Marine Corps, in cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), has quietly launched a pilot program to station ICE agents at three major military installations: Camp Pendleton in California, Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia and Marine Corps Base Hawaii." A Pentagon official commented on the new initiative: "Our cooperative effort with ICE . . . is a pilot program that aligns with the enhanced security measures we are implementing at all our installations worldwide to deter unauthorized installation access by foreign nationals." Fox News notes that this program comes after "high-profile incidents, namely the 2023 breach attempt by two Jordanian nationals at Quantico."
Trump 2.0 [ID #1842]
2025.07.07 Reported: Marines team up with ICE in bold move to boost ‘threat awareness’ at critical military bases - Fox NewsSubsequent Trump and Court Action
October 15, 20252025.10.19 Reported: This family visit to a military base ended with ICE deporting a Marine’s dad - Associated Press
The Associated Press (AP) reports that a couple, Esteban Rios and Luisa Rodriguez, were detained after visiting their pregnant daughter and her husband, a U.S. Marine, at Camp Pendleton. Immigration agents took Rios and Rodriguez into custody, later releasing them with ankle monitors. When the couple appeared at a subsequent check-in, ICE took them into custody again and eventually deported Rios. Rios and Rodriguez had been living in the U.S. for three decades and had pending green-card applications. Their son is also a Marine.
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Status: ReportedTrump Administration Action: Change in PracticeSubject Matter: EnforcementAssociated or Derivative Policies
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