US to Send 1,500 Troops to Southern Border Ahead of Expected Surge of Illegal Immigrants

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The United States will be sending troops to the southern border with Mexico, the White House announced on May 2.

The move was unveiled ahead of an expected surge of illegal immigrants as pandemic restrictions, known as Title 42, are set to lift on May 11.

The southern border has been hammered over the past two years by an unprecedented influx of illegal immigrants, leaving border control authorities struggling to keep up with limited resources.

Pentagon press secretary Gen. Pat Ryder confirmed in a Tuesday press conference that the Pentagon would be sending 1,500 U.S. military personnel โ€œto supplementโ€ Border Patrol resources for 90 days. Ryder suggested this could be extended as the need arises.

These 1,500 troops โ€œwill fill critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, and warehouse support until CBP [Customs and Border Protection] can address these needs through contracted support.โ€

โ€œMilitary personnel will not directly participate in law enforcement activities,โ€ Ryder added.

While the first wave of troops will be drawn from active-duty personnel, Ryder said that the Pentagon was looking into other options, including potentially pulling from reserves.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday that the move was made in the hopes of freeing Border Patrol agents up to focus on apprehending illegal immigrants crossing the border.

Under President Donald Trump, military servicemembers performed similar functions at the border. When Trump deployed troops to the border in 2018, Democrats blasted the move as a โ€œpoliticizationโ€ of the military.

In comments to reporters, Jean-Pierre said that the deployment was โ€œcommon practice.โ€

โ€œDoD personnel have been supporting [Customs and Border Protection] at the border for almost two decades now,โ€ she said, referring to the Department of Defense.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a statement Tuesday, said the additional forces would help โ€œto reduce irregular migration, ensure safe, orderly, and efficient processing, and promptly remove individuals without a legal basis to remain in the United States.โ€

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