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Pentagon Deploying Over 1,000 Additional Troops to Southern Border
The Department of Defense (DOD) will send 1,140 more troops to the U.S. southern border, increasing military support for Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s efforts to manage the influx of migrants. This deployment, ordered under President Trump’s executive order “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” brings the total number of active-duty military personnel at the border to 5,440.
According to U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), the new troops will provide logistical support, including command and control, field feeding, and movement coordination.
The deployment draws units from several bases, including Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Fort Carson, Colorado; Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia; and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. This announcement comes as the Trump administration recently designated several organizations, including Tren de Aragua, the Sinaloa Cartel, and MS-13, as foreign terrorist organizations.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that there was “sufficient factual basis” for this designation. Additionally, the administration has begun transferring migrants to the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, potentially housing up to 30,000 individuals.