Government officials stress that moving soldiers to the border isn’t to militarize the southern front
The United States ordered 1,500 soldiers to the border with Mexico, but government officials stress it isn’t to militarize the southern front.
Instead, it’s in preparation for many more migrants than the current forces can handle.
“For 90 days, this 1,500 military personnel will fill critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, and warehouse support,” Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement.
Sending the soldiers to the border has been met with controversy, so the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) insisted the troops won’t be involved in law enforcement activities: “This support will free up DHS law enforcement personnel to perform their critical law enforcement missions.”
