More active duty troops will head to US-Mexico border, bringing the total to 3,600
The Pentagon has been scrambling to put in motion Trump’s executive orders signed shortly after he took office on Jan. 20.
Role of Mexico’s National Guard along border clarified
Of those soldiers, almost 2,000 will be deployed to the San Diego-Tijuana border. The others will be sent to Mexicali and Tecate, according to Carrillo Rodríguez.