The US Pentagon is sending an additional force 1,500 in active service Troops to the southern border by the end of the month, a US official told Fox News on Wednesday.
It was not immediately clear what specific units would be sent, although the Trump administration is expected to make a formal announcement later Wednesday.
There are already 2,500 American soldiers stationed at the base Southern border. Troops there were ordered in May 2023 during the Biden administration under Title 10 authorities, were approved by former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and are scheduled to remain in place through the end of fiscal year 2025, according to a spokesman for U.S. Northern Command.
The US official said the additional 1,500 service members will be deployed to various locations along the southern border by the end of the month.
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A US official told Fox News on Wednesday that the US Pentagon will send 1,500 additional troops to the southern border by the end of this month. (AP Photo/Charles Darabak, File)
The added forces will serve in the same roles as existing service members, providing aerial reconnaissance, data entry, training, vehicle maintenance, detection and surveillance, and some other logistical support roles.
Migrants walk along the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Lukeville, Arizona, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. The influx of migrants crossing the border illegally has overwhelmed U.S. border officials. (Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
This announcement will be the third time that American forces have been sent to the southern border during the past two years.
In May 2023, previously President Joe Biden Austin approved a request from former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to send an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border for 90 days to help with the flow of migrants after pandemic-era health restrictions end in May 2023.
In March 2024, Austin approved another project Department of Homeland Security request For 2,500 service members, including National Guardsmen under Title 10 duty status.
