“The Pentagon on Friday readied more than 5,000 troops from high-profile warfighting units to deploy to the southwestern U.S., moving to fulfill President Trump’s order to escalate the military role along the border,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Armed infantry and support troops from the 82nd Airborne Division and the 10th Mountain Division—two of the Army’s most experienced combat formations—could be at the border within days.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan told ABC News military planes will deport migrants every day.
Washington Post: Plans for Trump’s border mission include combat vehicles, infantry.
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