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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPentagon announces nearly 4,000 additional troops heading to US-Mexico border
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/428276-pentagon-announces-nearly-4000-additional-troops-heading-to-us-mexico-borderPentagon announces nearly 4,000 additional troops heading to US-Mexico border
By Brett Samuels - 02/03/19 04:06 PM EST
Nearly 4,000 additional U.S. troops will be deployed to the southern border to assist Customs and Border Protection, the Pentagon announced Sunday. According to a statement released by the Defense Department, 3,750 troops will head to the border for 90 days to aid in placing razor wire along the border, as well as with mobile surveillance operations. The deployment will bring the number of active-duty forces in the area supporting Customs and Border Protection to roughly 4,350.
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The additional troop deployment comes amid a standoff between President Trump and congressional Democrats over funding for his desired wall along the southern border. The president has demand $5.7 billion for the structure, which Democrats have staunchly opposed. The stalemate triggered a partial government shutdown that lasted 35 days.
Trump signed legislation to reopen the government until Feb. 15 that did not include money for the wall, but allowed for a bipartisan group of lawmakers to negotiate over border security funding.
The president has expressed doubts that the final agreement will be to his liking, raising the prospect of another government shutdown or that he could declare a national emergency to secure money for the wall. The latter measure would likely prompt swift legal challenges.
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nitpicker
Feb 2019
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JustAnotherGen
(31,886 posts)1. Yeah - MF45 is going to call for
A National Emergency tomorrow night.
Wake Up America.
oasis
(49,408 posts)2. Nero of the 21st Century.
democratisphere
(17,235 posts)3. Wonder if anyone is keeping track of the money drumpf has pissed
down a rathole over his obsessive compulsive insane behavior.