US EditionUS active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security
- Active-Duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California, to support border security, according to defense officials.
- The Pentagon announced that approximately 1,500 troops are being sent to the border this week, including 1,000 Army soldiers and 500 Marines.
- Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses stated that troops will assist Border Patrol agents and help construct barriers.
- There are already 2,500 Guard and Reserve forces at the border, but no active-duty forces were present before this week, as reported by the AP.
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Military troops provide deportation support and construction efforts at southern border
Military troops arrived to the southern border over the last few days for a deployment to provide deportation support and construction efforts, ordered by President Donald Trump on Jan. 20.
New York Post
cybernistas.comMilitary police from 101st Airborne Division ‘Screaming Eagles’ head to border to support Trump’s crackdown
Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division -- nicknamed the Screaming Eagles -- deployed to the southern border on Saturday to support President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration into the country.
Raids on immigrant nests in several parts of the US. The White House has deployed American troops to secure the border with Mexico.
New Strait Times
Macau BusinessIn Texas border city, some question role of troops to counter migration
ARMED troops patrolling for migrants have become a familiar sight in Eagle Pass, Texas. While President Donald Trump's order this week declaring a "national emergency" at the Mexican border may soon result in thousands of US Army soldiers heading south, troop deployments in Eagle Pass were already boosted last year. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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