Posted on Oct 30, 2018
Pentagon: 5,000 Troops Will Be Deployed To U.S.-Mexico Border
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The U.S. military will send approximately 5,000 support troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon announced on Monday.
The exact number could be slightly higher or lower, a Pentagon official told NPR. The official said the deployment is being done to support the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection.
The uniformed troops are likely to be active-duty Army personnel, with perhaps some members of the Army Reserve and Marines. There are already 2,100 National Guard members deployed to the border.
The announcement comes as a caravan of migrants is making its way from Central America to the Southwest border of the United States. CBP Assistant Commissioner of Public Affairs Andrew Meehan said in a news conference Monday afternoon that there are approximately 3,500 people in one group, which is currently at the Chiapas-Oaxaca border in southern Mexico. A second group of about 3,000 migrants is at the border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico, he said.
The exact number could be slightly higher or lower, a Pentagon official told NPR. The official said the deployment is being done to support the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection.
The uniformed troops are likely to be active-duty Army personnel, with perhaps some members of the Army Reserve and Marines. There are already 2,100 National Guard members deployed to the border.
The announcement comes as a caravan of migrants is making its way from Central America to the Southwest border of the United States. CBP Assistant Commissioner of Public Affairs Andrew Meehan said in a news conference Monday afternoon that there are approximately 3,500 people in one group, which is currently at the Chiapas-Oaxaca border in southern Mexico. A second group of about 3,000 migrants is at the border crossing between Guatemala and Mexico, he said.
Pentagon: 5,000 Troops Will Be Deployed To U.S.-Mexico Border
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Their Role will be Highly Limited by the Posse Comitatus Act but Makes Excellent High Drama for the "Commander in Chief"
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Good deal- not that we don't already have enough to do. To be honest- we send troops there all the time. Nothing new- just more hands on deck.
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Faux "show of force" as a political stunt to stoke the base before the elections, backed by 3am Tweets warning the immigrants to turn around. Why else would they be "deployed" this week when the caravan is months away from the border?
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