Require sustained DoD support to DHS border protection operations
Mandate lists as Priority No. 3 that DoD provide necessary support to DHS border protection, treating the border as a national security issue requiring sustained whole-of-executive-branch effort.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 4 (Department of Defense) — Overview priorities: Priority No. 3—Provide necessary support to DHS border protection operations; border protection is a national security issue requiring sustained attention and effort by all elements of the executive branch.
Undo plan
1) Limit DoD border support to lawful statutory authorizations and Posse Comitatus constraints.
2) Prefer funded DHS civilian capacity over indefinite military mission creep.
3) Require published mission orders, cost estimates, and end dates for any National Guard/Title 10 support.
4) Separate immigration enforcement from combatant-command warfighting readiness drains.
5) Verify: DoD border mission cost and readiness impact reports to Congress.
Sources
- https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf
- https://archive.org/stream/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL_djvu.txt
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-04.pdf
- https://whatisproject2025.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2025_MandateForLeadership_SECTION-02.pdf