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7. From The Hill

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Jun 23, 2025, 03:38 PM

Jun 23

"Over the past few months, Erik Prince, former head of the private military company Blackwater, has pitched multiple proposals to the White House to help with mass deportations. Prince has argued that achieving President Trump’s aggressive deportation goals will require the government to “supplement” ICE’s capabilities. According to one of his proposals, a new Prince company, 2USV, would train and deploy an army of as many as 100,000 armed and deputized citizens."

https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5325548-erik-prince-paramilitary-proposal-immigration/

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Are Erik Prince's mercenaries working for ICE ? [View all] kentuck Jun 23 OP

F yes! Who didnt already know that? sunflowerseed Jun 23 #1

Glitter bombing is the newest tactic to identify those fake ICE agents. OMGWTF Jun 23 #14

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Any evidence or just a theory? WarGamer Jun 23 #2

Just a theory... kentuck Jun 23 #3

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Give them a little time. They will piss off a member multigraincracker Jun 23 #4

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Those are questions that must be asked now. Hekate Jun 23 #5

From The Hill choie Jun 23 #7

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TSF has many terrorists standing by. bluestarone Jun 23 #10

Not sure. These guys act like amateurs. I thought Prince would hire professionals. surfered Jun 23 #12

Not only do I believe that he has contracted with Homeland Security ... aggiesal Jun 23 #13

Obviously orangecrush Jun 23 #15

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