Tag Archives: Troops

Pentagon: Several thousand more troops to the Mexico border

From apnews.com: WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will be sending “several thousand” more American troops to the southern border to provide additional support to Homeland Security, Acting Defense Secretary Pat…

Trump Gives Jim Mattis Authority to Broaden Troop Border Activities

From breitbart.com: President Donald Trump has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis the authority to allow troops at the Southwest border to perform “military protective activities” he deems necessary to protect…

Donald Trump Willing to Send 15,000 Troops to Secure Southern Border

From breitbart.com: President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was willing to deploy up to 15,000 troops to protect the Southern border. “We’ll do up to anywhere between ten and 15,000…

Pentagon Deploying Over 5,200 Troops to Southwestern Border to Stop Migrant Caravans

From breitbart.com: The Pentagon is deploying more than 5,200 active duty troops to the southwestern U.S. border to stop caravans of migrants from crossing over illegally, U.S. officials announced Monday…

California rejects border duties for troops

From breitbart.com: California has rejected the federal government’s initial plans for National Guard troops to the border because the work is considered too closely tied to immigration enforcement, two U.S….

Mexican cartels hiring US soldiers as hit men

From foxnews.com: Mexican cartels are recruiting hit men from the U.S. military, offering big money to highly-trained soldiers to carry out contract killings and potentially share their skills with gangsters…