DHS Chief Vows “No Military Force” On Deportations After Trump Describes “Military Operation”

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zerohedge.com / by Tyler Durden / Feb 23, 2017 3:30 PM

With each passing day it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the apparent breakdown in communications between the Trump White House and his various agency chiefs.  Earlier this morning we noted one of the more egregious communication mishaps since Trump took the White House in which Kellyanne Conway told MSNBC that General Michael Flynn enjoyed the “full confidence” of the President just hours before he was fired (see “Kellyanne Conway Blasts CNN Reports That She’s Been “Benched” From TV Appearances“).

Now, we learn the latest communication mix-up came from two very contradictory comments, one from DHS Secretary John Kelly and the other from President Trump, earlier today on exactly how law enforcement officials would implement plans to roundup and deport criminal illegal aliens currently residing the U.S.

Speaking in Mexico City earlier today, Kelly, in an attempt to assuage tensions created by Trump’s immigration policies, told Mexican diplomats that the administration’s new immigration rules would not result in “mass deportations” and vowed that his department would not use “military force” to implement domestic policies.  Per The Hill:

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