newsweek obtained the operational planning documents earlier this week from two different defense department sources that have direct knowledge of u.s. northern command 's mission on the southern u.s. border .
copyright © 2018 albuquerque journal columbus , n.m. – when the two men with a self - described militia showed up last week offering columbus mayor ezequiel salas help protecting the border in a show of military force against an approaching caravan of migrants from central america , preliminary intelligence assessments are preparing for encounters with a litany of groups from unregulated militias to transcontinental criminal organizations , according to documents obtained by newsweek .
“ a lot of people who never come here , they have a misunderstanding .
the presentation is marked as “ unclassifiedfouoles , ” meaning , the documents are for official use only and are law enforcement sensitive .
in a powerpoint presentation from saturday , the joint force land component commander threat working group prepared an intelligence assessment for pentagon officials as they begin to carry out operation faithful patriot , the interagency operation with the department of defense and led by the department of homeland security , that started tuesday .
( dominic bracco ii prime ftwp ) gun - carrying civilian groups and border vigilantes have heard a call to arms in president trump ’s warnings about threats to american security posed by caravans of central american migrants moving through mexico .
“ i told them , ‘ we have a good relationship with mexico , with our little sister village palomas , ” said salas , referring to the community just across the border .
” advertisementskip while rumors and heated rhetoric about a crisis on the border contribute to rising tensions , border communities are caught in the middle .
the men said they were there scouting locations to prepare for the migrant caravan from