Pentagon to send up to 1,500 active duty troops to help secure US-Mexico border, officials say
WASHINGTON — 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 Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.
Mexico is constructing tents to receive Mexican nationals deported under Trump's mass deportations and provide them with services to help resettle.
Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.
The U.S. southern border has seen a sharp drop in migrant encounters entering between ports of entry at the southern border, according to a CBP source.
Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.
Events along the border are moving quickly following the flurry of executive orders. Deportations at low levels as Mexico ...
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Mexico's President Sheinbaum says she will work with Trump on deportations, border issues and cartels, but laughs at his ...
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Many U.S. adults are on board with the idea of beefing up security at the southern border and undertaking some targeted ...
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