Eager to focus voters on immigration in the lead-up to the midterm elections, US President Donald Trump escalates his threats against a migrant caravan trudging slowly toward the US border, as the Pentagon prepared to deploy thousands of US troops to support the border patrol.
Trump tweets, “This is an invasion of our Country and our Military is waiting for you!”
His warning comes as the Pentagon began executing a support mission, dubbed Operation Faithful Patriot, to provide military assistance requested by the Customs and Border Patrol. Two US officials said the troop total was likely to be slightly above 5,000, with troops coming mainly from major Army bases from coast to coast. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a troop plan that was not yet publicly announced.
The Customs and Border Patrol is pushing a surge in personnel in response to the caravan of Central American immigrants, which was still hundreds of miles from the US border, three administration officials said. The military troops are intended to assist the border patrol, not engage directly with migrants, several officials said.
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