2000 National Guardsmen Just Got Deputized As US Marshals, More Expected
NB.Seizing assets and transporting prisionersTwo thousands U.S. National Guardsmen were handed the power of federal Marshals last night, with more deputations expected in the coming days. The news comes as part of the wildly disproportionate response from Congressional authorities and the military to the small riot that took place inside the nation’s Capitol on January 6th.
“Their duties will include protecting members of Congress and other congressional personnel and securing the grounds and property of the U.S. Capitol,” the National Guard said in vague statement.
The ceremony took place on Sunday night outside the U.S. Capitol.
The U.S. Marshals Service is America’s oldest federal law enforcement agency, employing only around 3,829 deputy U.S. marshals and criminal investigators.
According to the service: “The duties of the U.S. Marshals Service include protecting the federal judiciary, apprehending federal fugitives, managing and selling seized assets acquired by criminals through illegal activities, housing and transporting federal prisoners and operating the Witness Security Program.”
