US military ordering thousands more troops to southern border
1 day ago · Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence ...
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of …
1 day ago · The first is U.S. Northern Command's border mission that is based out of El Paso, Texas, and staffed by around 2,200 active-duty troops who are supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Pentagon sending up to 1,500 active-duty troops to U.S.-Mexico border …
1 day ago · Troops have done similar duties in support of Border Patrol agents in the past, when both Trump and former President Biden sent active-duty troops to the border. Troops are prohibited by law from ...
US military to send additional 1,500 troops to border | Reuters
1 day ago · 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 ...
Pentagon to Send 1,500 Additional Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
1 day ago · The troops were armed and operated under the same legal authorities as the National Guard troops already on the border. Eric Schmitt is a national security correspondent for The Times, focusing on ...
Pentagon will send troops to border to boost security, airlift out ...
1 day ago · The troops also will assist in building new border fences and barriers. The number of active-duty troops at the border will increase from 2,200 to about 4,000, according to a senior U.S. military ...
Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the …
1 day ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.. Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the ...
Pentagon Is Sending 1,500 Active Duty Troops to Help Secure the …
1 day ago · In his first term, Trump ordered active duty troops to the border in response to a caravan of migrants slowly making its way through Mexico toward the United States in 2018. More than 7,000 active ...
DOD Orders 1,500 Troops, Additional Assets to Southern Border
1 day ago · DOD is sending 1,500 active-duty service members and additional air and intelligence assets to the southern border to augment troops already conducting enforcement operations in that region ...
Trump border executive order explained: Why send the military?
1 day ago · Troops assigned to the federal mission assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel with logistics, helicopter support, data entry and crossing detection, in addition to other tasks that ...