Pentagon Prepares to Deploy Thousands of Troops From Combat Units to Southwest Border
The unusual use of front-line troops on border comes after Trump ordered the military to give priority to border security.
United States: Pentagon orders 1,500 troops, additional assets to southern border
The US Department of Defense is deploying 1,500 active-duty service members along with additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to support enforcement operations already underway.
Troops dispatched to border ‘just the beginning’ of deployments, Pentagon says
Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said the deployment of additional active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border “is just the beginning” — even as border crossings remain at their lowest point in months.
Pentagon to send up to 1,500 active duty troops to US-Mexico border
The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, the White House confirmed on Wednesday, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.
Pentagon will send troops to border to boost security, airlift out migrants
The Pentagon is sending at least 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to enhance security and assist with a major military airlift of undocumented migrants. The deployment, announced by the Defense Department,
Pentagon has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border
Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the construction of barriers.
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