Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a press conference that “those troops will arrive on May 10 and in the coming weeks.” He specified that they are active soldiers and not in the reserve, as happened on previous occasions.
Ryder announced Tuesday that the Department of Defense would deploy 1,500 uniformed personnel to the border with Mexico temporarily, for 90 days, at the request of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The spokesman specified that, specifically, the units that will be sent to the border are part of the Army and Marine Corps, and he stressed that these troops will offer support to the agents of the Office of Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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The administration of the US president, Democrat Joe Biden, specified that the soldiers will not perform “law enforcement” work, but rather support CBP in the detection and monitoring of the border. In fact, the spokeswoman of the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre, clarified today that these additional troops will do “administrative work” and will not “communicate with immigrants”.
This announcement comes at a time when the United States is preparing for an increase in the migratory flow due to the lifting of Title 42 from May 11, a measure for which it made expulsions on the fly under the pretext of the pandemic.
Title 42 has allowed more than 2.5 million evictions since 2020
There are currently about 2,500 members of the National Guard on the border, which is a reserve military corps, dedicated to supporting CBP in detecting and controlling the area and providing aviation support.
During the term of former Republican President Donald Trump (2017-2021), there was a deployment of more than 5,000 regular soldiers on the southern border that was announced a few days before the legislative elections of 2018. On this occasion they were members of the National. Guard
Title 42 has allowed more than 2.5 million immigrant deportations since it took effect in 2020 under the pretext of the pandemic during Trump’s term. In a hearing before a congressional committee this month, acting CBP Director Troy Miller said the number of irregular border crossings is expected to rise to 10,000 a day once the regulations are lifted.
