About 1,500 active-duty military troops will arrive in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday to bolster border security. The deployment marks the first step in fulfilling President Donald Trump's campaign promise to secure the southern border. The troops will assist the Border Patrol with tasks such as installing concertina wire barriers and providing transportation and intelligence support. Additional troops, including National Guard and Reserve forces, are expected to be deployed in the coming days, potentially numbering in the thousands.
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The Mexican National Guard patrol along El Chaparral pedestrian border bridge in Tijuana, Mexico, late Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Dogs are near a border wall separating Mexico from the United States Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in San Diego. – Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border.
The officials said it’s not yet clear how many more service members would get tapped in the near future, but they would include active duty, National Guard and Reserves, and come from land, air and sea forces. Other defense and military officials this week estimated that the additional number deployed could be in the thousands.
Officials said Thursday that they expect the bulk of them to be in El Paso — including Fort Bliss — or in San Diego by Friday, where they will get their mission assignments and prepare to spread out along the border. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details on troop movements.
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