My understanding is that they have had the option of lethal force. This is a recurring Presidential memorandum. All Presidents sign it when it is about to expire. Jordan Sather (Rumble) mentioned this.
What the Dems might do with it is another story.
Yes, I believe that this is true. However, Why is it not being currently used in mass against Criminal Illegal Aliens?
S2 underground has an interesting take that this is particular directive was updated to make using armed/unarmed drones in cooperation with LE easier.
This isn't being used to combat illegal aliens, because our government hates us. Once you stop seeing government as anything other than an occupying army everything makes more sense.
I tend to take a old net-sec/op-sec approach to everything, I mean EVERYTHING.
Never trust, Always verify.
Otherwise you end up with shit like this.