Pentagon prepares to deploy 1,000 more troops for immigration crackdown

They said roughly 500 more soldiers — largely a headquarters unit from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in New York — will be sent to the southwest border

Sat, 01 Feb, 2025 - 01:12

Lolita C Baldor, Associated Press

The Pentagon is readying orders for the deployment of at least 1,000 additional active-duty troops to bolster President Donald Trump’s expanding crackdown on immigration, US officials said on Friday.

They said roughly 500 more soldiers — largely a headquarters unit from the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum in New York — will be sent to the southwest border.