Pentagon Sending Active-Duty Troops to US-Mexico Border: What to Know

The move enacts President Trump's executive orders issued shortly after he took office to intensify immigration enforcement.

Pentagon has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border

Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the ...
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First 550 US Active Duty Troops Arriving at Southern Border

About 550 U.S. active duty troops have begun arriving along the U.S.-Mexico border in the first group of military support ahead of an expected increase of migrants, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday ...
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Thousands of troops head to the U.S. border, but their role will be limited

PHOENIX, Arizona -- The more than 5,200 active-duty troops being sent by President Donald Trump to the U.S.-Mexico border will be limited in what they can do under a federal law that restricts the ...

Will ICE, military work during a government shutdown? What to know

Another looming government shutdown could mean delayed pay for military, ICE and federal workers. Here’s who keeps working ...

1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, source says, as state mobilizes National Guard

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, according to a Trump administration source, as state officials have also mobilized the ...

Pentagon orders 1,500 soldiers on standby for a possible deployment to Minnesota

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said potentially sending active duty soldiers to Minnesota for an immigration crackdown is unconstitutional.