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Constant mobilizations may be pushing the National Guard to the brink

More mobilizations. More time away from jobs and families. More strain on the Guard.
By Jun 25, 2020
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The US military’s deployment to the southern border was just extended for another year

US troops began deploying to the southern border in October 2018.
By Apr 2, 2020
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The Pentagon is deploying 540 troops to ‘seal off’ the US-Mexico border from migrants with COVID-19

The Defense Department is deploying an additional 540 troops to the U.S. border with Mexico to keep migrants potentially infected...
By Dec 10, 2019
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Pentagon watchdog launches ‘evaluation’ of what US troops are actually doing at the southern border

"We're going to go wherever the evaluation takes us."
By Oct 14, 2019
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Up to 5,500 US troops will keep deploying to the southwest border through September 2020

The Pentagon will continue to help civil authorities on the US/Mexico border through next September.
By Oct 2, 2019
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Trump reportedly wants some real Dr. Evil sh*t at the US-Mexico border

President Donald Trump reportedly discussed fortifying the U.S.-Mexico border with a moat populated by snakes and alligators, among other lethal...
By Sep 13, 2019
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Trump’s raid on military construction funds for his border wall will screw over critical Air Force projects, report says

The Trump administration's September move to reprogram $3.6 billion in Defense Department funding for military construction projects to erect a...
By Aug 20, 2019
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Troops who deployed to the US-Mexico border are getting a medal

Thousands of U.S. service members who've been sent to operate along the Mexico border will receive a military award reserved...
By Jul 29, 2019
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US troops are interacting with migrants every day at a Texas detention facility

"The work conducted by our military personnel reduces the number of CBP agents required to perform a variety of tasks...
By Jul 27, 2019
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Trump gets the green light to use $2.5 billion from the military’s budget for the border wall

We've come a long way from "Mexico will pay for the wall!"
By Jul 17, 2019
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Pentagon approves additional 2,100 troops to US-Mexico border

There are currently about 4,500 active duty and National Guard troops on the border with Mexico
By Jul 13, 2019
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Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to tap Pentagon money for the US-Mexico border wall

President Donald Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clear his administration to start using Pentagon funds for construction of...
By Jun 25, 2019
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Mexico says it has deployed 15,000 forces in the north to halt US-bound migration

Mexico has deployed almost 15,000 soldiers and National Guard in the north of the country to stem the flow of...
By Jun 23, 2019
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Japanese internment camp survivors protest Fort Sill migrant detention center

With the Trump administration planning to move 1,400 migrant children to this fortified Army post later this summer, a small...
By Jun 21, 2019
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Border Patrol chief defends use of military personnel amid ‘overwhelming’ strain at US-Mexico border

Speaking at a House Homeland Security hearing Thursday, Border Patrol Chief Carla Provost said apprehensions and drug seizures at the...
By Jun 12, 2019
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US to house up to 1,400 unaccompanied migrant children at Fort Sill

The Trump administration plans on housing around 1,400 unaccompanied migrant children detained at the U.S.-Mexico border at Fort Sill in...
By Jun 6, 2019
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US troops are going to make Trump’s wall look pretty with fresh paint on a month-long working party

In a scene torn straight from Mark Twain's ​The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer​, U.S. military personnel deployed to the U.S.-Mexico...
By Jun 5, 2019
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The White House want to keep migrant children detained at the US-Mexico border at Fort Benning

The Trump administration is considering sheltering unaccompanied immigrant children apprehended along the southwest border at Fort Benning, the sprawling Columbus-area...
By Jun 3, 2019
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Army identifies soldier who died in Arizona while deployed to the US-Mexico border

"The loss of any soldier is deeply felt. Private First Class Steven Hodges is sorely missed by his teammates and...
By Jun 3, 2019
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No evidence yet that a Marine who fired his weapon was attacked while deployed to the US-Mexico border

"An investigation is underway, but initial indications show the facts and circumstances do not appear to support details we have...
By May 28, 2019
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The Air Force vet who raised $22 million on GoFundMe for a border wall just hit another major milestone

A group that has so far raised more than $22 million on GoFundMe announced on Monday that it had constructed...
By May 23, 2019
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The F-35 of walls: $1.57 billion spent for just 1.7 miles of fence on the US-Mexico border

The F-35 Joint Strike Program may be the most expensive weapons program in modern military history, but it looks as...
By May 22, 2019
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US troops will build tent ‘facilities’ to lodge at least 7,500 adult migrants

The Defense Department is loaning the Department of Homeland Security tents, which it will set up for the migrants
By May 1, 2019
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White House wants another $377 million to pay for active-duty and National Guard troops on the border

About 2,900 active-duty and 2,000 National Guardsmen are currently deployed to the border as part of a mission that is...
By Apr 29, 2019
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Roughly 320 US troops are deploying to the border as caterers, drivers, and lawyers

"In any situation that requires DoD personnel to be in proximity to migrants, DHS [Department of Homeland Security] law enforcement...