To the author: "They were observers, present to record" - demonstratively false statement. They were there to disrupt and impede lawful enforcement of US laws.
I suspect that any such reduction will be challenged in court. I also believe that since the military TEACHES that members don’t have to follow illegal orders, the reasoning for the reduction will cause it to be tossed, and the pay will be reinstated.
I don’t know the laws in her state, but in Colorado, CRS 16-3-103 only authorizes LEO to demand ID -if- the person is LAWFULLY detained for a crime that the officer suspects the individual committed, is committing, or is about to commit.
I do not know enough facts to comment with certainty, but I suspect the courts would be VERY much on the side of the officers here due to the illegal alien boyfriend. It seems reasonable to me that if one illegal is traveling in a car, other occupants are also likely to be illegal.