Pentagon: 5,000 Troops Will Be Deployed To U.S.-Mexico Border

, |

October 29th, 2018

A Border Protection officer stands next to a recently completed section of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, Calif., on Friday. The Pentagon says it will send 5,000 U.S. troops to the border.

Mark Ralston / AFP/Getty Images

Updated at 5:05 p.m. ET

The U.S. military will send approximately 5,000 support troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon announced on Monday.

The exact number could be slightly higher or lower, a Pentagon official told NPR. The official said the deployment is being done to support the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection.

Related

Top Stories