Weekly civic intelligence report ยท v2.2
The Trump administration designated military sites including Hill Air Force Base and other military installations for migrant detention operations.
Military detention of migrants scores high on civil_rights (4.0 - due process concerns, conditions, vulnerable population), rule_of_law (3.5 - Posse Comitatus implications, legal authority questions), and separation (3.0 - military used for civilian law enforcement). Resource_reallocation mechanism adds 15% modifier as military resources diverted from defense mission. Multi-state scope adds 10%. Severity multipliers: durability 1.1 (policy can persist), reversibility 0.95 (operationally reversible but precedent-setting), precedent 1.15 (normalizes military role in immigration). A-score: 32.5. B-score driven by high outrage_bait (8 - military detention imagery), strong pattern_match (8 - fits immigration crackdown narrative), significant mismatch (7 - military vs civilian authority tension), and media_friendliness (7 - visual, controversial). Intentionality moderate (9) as military sites chosen for symbolic impact. B-score: 25.1. Delta: +7.4. Both scores exceed 25 with delta under 10, qualifying as Mixed, but closer to List A given constitutional mechanisms and positive delta.
Monitor: (1) Legal challenges on Posse Comitatus Act violations and due process; (2) Actual implementation vs announcement (operational vs symbolic); (3) Conditions and treatment standards at military sites; (4) Precedent for future military involvement in domestic law enforcement; (5) Congressional oversight and appropriations responses. Key distinction: whether this represents genuine policy shift or performative demonstration of enforcement posture.