The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 troops to the southwest border, eager to comply with President Trump’s orders to increase the role of the military in stopping immigrants from flowing into the United States.
Two Pentagon officials said on Saturday that on the first day of Mr. Trump’s office, the U.S. military force will face immigration, drug cartels and Smugglers and Smugglers announced a “invasion” with what he called it.
Defence officials said that combined with 1,100 support units from the North Northern Command military, recently arrived at the headquarters staff of the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, New York, reinforcements announced Saturday would bring the total number of active troops on the border to about 9,000. The Washington Post reported earlier troops mobilization.
“These troops will arrive in the coming weeks, and their deployment highlights the department’s firm dedication to working with the Department of Homeland Security to ensure our southern border and maintain sovereignty, territorial integrity and security under President Trump’s leadership.”
It will be the second biggest wave of sending out of the border since Trump took office on January 20. About 1,600 Marines and Army soldiers arrived shortly after the inauguration, joining 2,500 Army reserves to summon active service already there.
The dispatch of large numbers of frontline combat forces shows that Mr. Trump’s recent president’s recent practices have largely restricted deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border to limit a small number of active soldiers and reserve waiters.
So far, active-duty troops have been helping to establish barriers and support law enforcement agencies, including Mr. Trump’s first term in the past few years, including active and reserve forces sent to the border in the past few years.
But Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on his first official day of work in January: “It will provide anything that the border needs.” He did not rule out that Mr. Trump invoked the Insurgency Act, a law that has exceeded 200 years, allowing the use of armed forces to hold law enforcement positions.
Taking such action would put the military in politically accused territory, which has attracted deep attention from Congress Democrats.
“Our military is not trained as law enforcement,” Michigan Democrat, a former Pentagon official, said recently on ABC’s “This Week.” “But you’re about to get into that logistics and support and law enforcement.”
Even though the border is quite calm, deployment has come, and the intersection has dropped sharply after the Biden administration took measures to limit immigration.
The Fourth Infantry Division is one of the most suitable forces for combat in the Pentagon, reflecting Mr. Trump’s instructions to “prioritize the protection of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the United States on U.S. national borders.”
In January, the Army reminded the brigades of the Fourth Infantry and the 82nd airborne brigades to prepare for deployment to the border. Army officials said each brigade had more than 3,000 soldiers, although it was not clear how many troops were actually in office.
Headquarters personnel of the Tenth Mountain Division, including its two-star commanding general, recently arrived in Fort Wachuka, Arizona to monitor border operations.
Defense officials have opened up the possibility of potential deployment of up to 10,000 soldiers in the coming days. Marine Corps planners said they could be asked to provide 2,500 or more other Marines.
The Military Northern Command said in January that along with the infantry, support units specializing in supply, logistics, security and communications have been sent to the border.
The first two active-duty military units were chosen in part because they were ready to deploy within a short period of time. For example, the top 500 Marines are on standby at Camp Pendleton, California to help support fire efforts in Los Angeles.
