The Trump administration initiated plans yesterday for the Pentagon to mobilize 1,500 active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border, joining the 2,500 National Guard and Reserve forces already in place.
New reports show Trump could soon order the Pentagon to mobilize upwards of 10,000 troops to “seal the borders” and thwart “unlawful mass migration.”
The number of 10,000 troops comes from a US Customs and Border Protection briefing document obtained by The Washington Post.
Here’s more from WaPo:
President Donald Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the southern border, where they will support Border Patrol agents under new orders to shut off access to asylum, according to a US Customs and Border Protection briefing document obtained by The Washington Post.
The order directs border agents to block entry to migrants on the grounds that they have passed through countries where communicable diseases are present, without citing any specific health threat.
Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses stated in a DoD press release:
This is just the beginning. In short order, the Department will develop and execute additional missions in cooperation with DHS, federal agencies, and state partners to address the full range of threats outlined by the President at our nation’s borders.
President Trump directed action from the Department of Defense on securing our nation’s borders and made clear he expects immediate results. That is exactly what our military is doing under his leadership.
The lightning speed to secure the borders and restore national security after four years of disastrous globalist open border policies from the Biden-Harris regime is the new administration carrying out a campaign promise for the majority of voters.
BREAKING: The 1,500 military troops President Trump deployed to the border have arrived, and senior administration officials say "this is just the start."The soldiers are reinforcing walls and building outposts to help them monitor any illegal entries.We are finally using our… pic.twitter.com/B1qr40gkM2
— George (@BehizyTweets) January 23, 2025
Meanwhile, Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed earlier this week that large-scale raids targeting criminal illegal aliens were already underway.
BREAKING: Tom Homan confirms ICE teams have started illegal immigration raids.Law and order is back. pic.twitter.com/HHOUpejUku
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) January 21, 2025