The Pentagon will deploy as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, officials said.
U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening.
Yuma Sector Border Patrol chief tells KAWC agents will continue working to keep border secure and await additional resources here.
Illegal crossings at the southern border were lower in December 2024 than in December 2020, Border Patrol data showed.
Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.
A bipartisan Senate bill would create a reserve Border Patrol, give agents a 14% pay raise, and increase the number of total agents to 20,500. The bill was introduced by Sens. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., ...
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