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.
The Mexican government said it planned to open nine shelters for its citizens and three more for deported foreigners.
About 500 Camp Pendleton-based Marines and sailors are being deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border as part of President Trump’s mandate to secure the southern border.
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 ...
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