The Pentagon is sending an additional 3,000 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border in order to crack down on illegal immigration and fulfill President Donald Trump’s campaign promise. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered elements of a Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion for the mission. The soldiers are expected to arrive at the border in the coming weeks, with 2,400 troops from Fort Carson and 500 troops from Fort Stewart being deployed. The Strykers will provide transportation, engineering support, and monitoring but will not be involved in deportation operations, while the aviation brigade will assist with moving personnel, equipment, and supplies.
Currently, there are about 9,200 U.S. troops at the southern border, including both federal orders and National Guard troops under governors’ control. The new troops will aim to reinforce and expand current border security operations to protect the territorial integrity of the United States. Trump is determined to increase the military’s role in shutting down the border and returning detained migrants to their home countries. This deployment is part of a long-standing practice of sending military personnel to the border to address issues such as migration, drug trafficking, and transnational crime. The Washington Post was the first to report on this new deployment.
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