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Army troops began arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California Thursday night after President Donald Trump Decision on declaring a national emergency on the southern border.
Additional support 1,500 active troops It consists of 1,000 US Army personnel and 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton, California, who will be assigned along the border upon arrival.
“This represents a 60 percent increase in active duty ground forces since President Trump was sworn in on Monday,” Acting Defense Secretary Robert Saless said in a statement Wednesday.
Pentagon sending extra 1,500 troops to southern border: US official
A group of over 100 migrants who tried to enter the US illegally were seen rushing along the border wall on March 21, 2024. In the process, the migrants knocked down Texas National Guardsmen before being stopped by the border wall. (James Breeden for the New York Post / Mega)
Already 2,500 US service members are stationed at Southern border.
The troops were ordered there in May 2023 during the Biden administration under Title 10, which was approved by former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and are scheduled to be there through the end of fiscal year 2025, according to a spokesman for the US Northern Command.
The National Guard is also increasing its support and coordinating urgent requests with UsNorthcom and US Transportation Command for additional personnel, Air Force, barrier construction and other capabilities to meet with the president and the secretary of defense, according to a statement from the National Guard’s National Press Office. .
Active duty military personnel began arriving along the southern border Thursday evening, after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to address the immigration crisis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)
” National Guard There are currently over 1,600 Guardsmen supporting the federal border security mission,” said Gen. Steven S. Nordhaus, chief of the National Guard Bureau. In collaboration with our shared services partners, we are developing additional support capabilities to meet USNorthcom, Utranscom and Departments of Homeland Security requirements as this critical mission evolves. ”
Additionally, more than 4,100 Texas National Guard personnel remain on duty at the border supporting ongoing efforts at Lone Star.
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Some of the troops deployed to the southern border were on call or actively working in support of the California wildfires, although they were released from that mission and have now been reassigned, the senior official added.
Liz Friden Friden, Stephen Sorace, Jennifer Griffin and Greg Wehner contributed to this report.
