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 ...
Pentagon to deploy about 1,500 troops to the southern border: ‘Just the beginning’
The U.S. military has deployed approximately 1,500 troops to the southern border to aid the Department of Homeland Security’s border security measures.
Pentagon Sending Active-Duty Troops to US-Mexico Border: What to Know
The move enacts President Trump's executive orders issued shortly after he took office to intensify immigration enforcement.
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The Pentagon is sending 1,500 more troops to the border to assist with immigration enforcement
The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the ...
Pentagon will send troops to border to boost security, airlift out migrants
The Pentagon’s Transportation Command will use military aircraft to send more than 5,000 undocumented immigrants from San ...
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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 ...
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Pentagon to send 1,500 troops to border to start Trump-ordered surge
The deployment signals the military’s increased role in a much more aggressive immigration policy under the second Trump ...
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Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to southern border, USAF planes on deportation flights
Defense officials did not rule out arming troops on the border, but left that up to the discretion of NORTHCOM.
Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, family says
A U.S. Border Patrol agent killed during a traffic stop near the Canadian border worked security duty at the Pentagon during ...
US Border Patrol agent killed in Vermont was a military veteran who worked at the Pentagon on 9/11
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed in Vermont during a traffic stop near the Canadian border was a military veteran ...
Pentagon to support deportation flights, construct barriers in border deployment
The U.S. military will support deportation flights, intelligence collection and help construct barriers when 1,500 ...
Border Patrol Agent Killed in Vermont Worked at Pentagon During 9/11 Attack
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who was killed during a traffic stop in Vermont near the Canadian border was a military veteran.