Officials told CNN that President Donald Trump is preparing to deploy 800 U.S. troops to the country’s southern border in response to the Central American “caravan” of thousands trekking through Mexico to the U.S. border.
“The troops will not engage in lethal operations to stop the migrants,” noted a CNN report from Barbara Starr. “Instead they are expected to provide fencing, wall materials and other technical support at several key points along the border where it is believed the migrants may try to cross.”
The story also noted a Thursday morning tweet from Trump saying he was “brining out the military for this National Emergency.”
This follows a vow last week from Trump to meet the approaching caravan with the military if they continue through Mexico.
“In addition to stopping all payments to these countries, which seem to have almost no control over their population, I must, in the strongest of terms, ask Mexico to stop this onslaught – and if unable to do so I will call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!” Trump tweeted Oct. 18.
Beyond the Caravan
On October 23, the White House released a report that noted a “record-shattering surge in the arrival of family units [at the border], with more than 161,000 family unit apprehensions and inadmissibles in (FY) 2018.” The report also said family apprehensions were at an all-time high.
The report also noted hurdles the White House sees that hinder removal illegal aliens.
“Responding to catch-and-release loopholes, illegal immigration has shifted from primarily single adults from Mexico to family units and unaccompanied minors from Central America,” the report stated. It added that “98 percent of aliens apprehended by Border Patrol in FY 2000 were from Mexico, but today more than half are from Central America.”
The report also pointed fingers directly at Democrats for the catch-and-release loopholes.
“Every Senate Democrat has backed a proposed bill that would effectively grant amnesty to any illegal alien within 100 miles of the border if they are accompanied by a minor,” the report stated.
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