Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border
The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.
US military to send additional 1,500 troops to border
The U.S. military will send 1,500 additional active-duty troops to the border with Mexico, the White House said on Wednesday, just two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration.
Pentagon to Send 1,500 Additional Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
The Pentagon will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the southwestern border by the end of the month, a Defense Department official said on Wednesday, helping to fulfill one of President Trump’s main goals to stem the flow of migrants into the United States.
Active duty troops deploying to U.S.-Mexico border, White House says.
Troops have assisted at the border before and will be limited to support roles unless the administration invokes the Insurrection Act.
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,
1,500 active-duty troops headed to US-Mexico border
The new administration has also halted all refugee travel and processing, leaving thousands stranded as they wait to come to the US.
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