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A man is halted climbing the US-Mexico border wall. Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm
U.S.-MEXICO BORDER, JUL 25 – U.S. troops have tripled deployment to 7,600 personnel to reduce illegal border crossings and pressure smuggling cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations.
- Patrolling the southern border, Army infantry troops used an infrared scope below Mt. Cristo Rey to spot three people crossing illegally, leading to their halt for Border Patrol apprehension.
- In April, the administration designated large swaths of the border as militarized zones, empowering troops to apprehend trespassers on military bases, with Michael Fisher calling it a `force multiplier`.
- Troop deployments have tripled to 7,600 across all branches, border apprehensions have fallen to a 60-year low, and funding was authorized for 3,000 additional agents with $10,000 bonuses.
- In New Mexico, restrictions barring access to militarized zones have made recreation areas off-limits, prompting outcry from residents, though Naumann said `We’re not out to stop Americans from recreating in America.`
- Naumann said the fall-off in illegal entries is the `elephant in the room` as pressure on smuggling cartels increases, and Joshua Kastenberg noted the military’s authority to arrest on bases underscores lasting enforcement scope.
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Nogales, Arizona.- Inside an armored vehicle, an American army explorer uses a joystick to direct a long-range optical viewfinder towards a man perched above the fence on the border with Mexico, which crosses the hills of this border community in Arizona. The man descends to American soil through concertina wire spirals. There are screams, an alert is triggered, and a Border Patrol van is heading at full speed towards the wall, which is enough f…
US military expands enforcement role at Mexican border under Donald Trump
United States troop deployments at the border with Mexico have tripled to 7,600 and include every branch of the military – even as the number of attempted illegal crossings plummets.In addition, President Donald Trump has authorised funding for an additional 3,000 Border Patrol agents, offering $10,000 signing and retention bonuses. The military mission at the border is guided from a new command centre at a remote Army intelligence training base…
Military Times
Under new Trump rules, US troops sound the alarm on border crossings
U.S. troop deployments at the border have tripled to 7,600 and include every branch of the military — even as the number of attempted crossings plummet.
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