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AStern

(848 posts)
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 08:50 PM 6 hrs ago

ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina

As the U.S. continues to fight the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, passports or birth certificates to access any sites.

WASHINGTON — ICE agents will be stationed outside graduation events for the nation’s newest Marines to identify whether any of their family members are undocumented, according to the Marine Corps.

As the U.S. continues the war in Iran, the Marine Corps has boosted protection measures on bases, requiring everyone to present REAL IDs, U.S. passports or U.S. birth certificates to access any sites.

Undocumented immigrants are generally ineligible for federal REAL IDs and don’t have U.S. passports or birth certificates. So people without identifying documents who arrive at the gate of Marine Corps Recruit Depot at Parris Island in Beaufort, South Carolina, for recruit family days and graduation events this week may now have to answer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials, the Marine Corps said.

Because of “increased force protection measures” at the recruit depot, "federal law enforcement personnel will be present at installation access points to conduct enhanced screening and lawful immigration status inquiries during recruit family and graduation days,” a message on the Parris Island website read.

While sometimes family members don’t have proper documentation, it wasn’t clear why ICE had decided to station at Parris Island.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/ice-agents-will-stationed-marine-corps-graduation-events-south-carolin-rcna265941
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ICE agents will be stationed outside Marine Corps graduation events in South Carolina (Original Post) AStern 6 hrs ago OP
To enforce terror................... Lovie777 6 hrs ago #1
Well, Trump wanted a WWE match on the White House Grounds .... so how about Marines versus ICE? usonian 5 hrs ago #2

usonian

(25,261 posts)
2. Well, Trump wanted a WWE match on the White House Grounds .... so how about Marines versus ICE?
Mon Mar 30, 2026, 09:24 PM
5 hrs ago

Watch ICE melt.

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