Meanwhile, acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has announced “several thousand” more troops would head to the U.S.-Mexico border. Two thousand four hundred troops are currently stationed at the border. Nearly 6,000 U.S. troops were sent to the border at the height of Trump’s anti-migrant campaign in the run-up to the midterm elections.
Pentagon to Send “Several Thousand” More Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
HeadlineJan 30, 2019