US military expands enforcement role at Mexican border under Donald Trump | US-Mexico Border News

United States troop deployments at the border with Mexico have tripled to 7,600 and include every branch of the military – even as the number of attempted illegal crossings plummets.

In addition, President Donald Trump has authorised funding for an additional 3,000 Border Patrol agents, offering $10,000 signing and retention bonuses.

The military mission at the border is guided from a new command centre at a remote Army intelligence training base located alongside southern Arizona’s…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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