Good idea, and to see if a Republican conservative would be hired or not. If not, that would tell a lot about the purpose of said drill.
Maybe, maybe not. This could be a “pro forma” notice in the same way that high-tech companies advertise jobs they already know are going to be filled by one of their H1B’s from India. Could be it’s all military and police already recruited, and all you’d get is “thanks, but we have enough people already” without even telling them anything about yourself.