The U.S. military has deployed approximately 1,500 troops to the southern border to aid the Department of Homeland Security’s border security measures.
President Donald Trump signed several executive orders in his first hours back in the White House designed to curb illegal immigration, deport undocumented migrants from the United States back to their country of origin, and more aggressively target gangs and traffickers.
It’s not clear yet which units will be deployed to the southern border and when they will arrive there, though a senior military official told reporters it will consist of about 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines.
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Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses announced on Wednesday that he will deploy an additional 1,500 ground personnel, helicopters with associated crews, and intelligence analysts
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