Parents within the Texas community of El Paso have resorted to trafficking their children in exchange for drugs, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is working with nonprofits in the state to combat human trafficking.
The first such military flight out of El Paso, Texas, took place, bound for Guatemala with approximately 80 immigrants on board.
The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the country’s southern border, joining 2,500 active duty personnel already there.
Events along the border are moving quickly following the flurry of executive orders. Deportations at low levels as Mexico prepares to receive migrants
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Hundreds of troops, including from Kentucky, Washington and New York, are en route to the U.S.-Mexico border. At least 300 troops landed in El Paso, Texas, over the weekend, and sources tell NewsNation that at least 500 soldiers are in California.
WASHINGTON — Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday ... and 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton in California. Officials said Thursday that ...
El Paso County Commissioners are set to discuss the recent federal executive orders and Department of Justice directives on immigration during their meeting later this morning.   County Judge Ricardo Samaniego has already emphasized the county’s commitment to community safety and support.
This is just the beginning,” one Defense official said about the deployment of active-duty troops to the border with Mexico.
Active duty troops in Texas will be building permanent and temporary physical barriers to stop illegal border crossings, using intelligence analysts for the monitor and detection of migrants and military aircrafts to take detainees back to their country of origin.
Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security.