Pentagon To Deploy 800 US Troops To Border With Mexico To Stop Migrant Caravan - Reports

Pentagon to Deploy 800 US Troops to Border With Mexico to Stop Migrant Caravan - Reports

The US Department of Defense plans to send at least 800 US troops to the southern border to help Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents block a caravan of Central American migrants from entering the United States, local media reported on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 25th October, 2018) The US Department of Defense plans to send at least 800 US troops to the southern border to help Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents block a caravan of Central American migrants from entering the United States, local media reported on Thursday.

Secretary of Defense James Mattis is expected to approve the deployment order today, CNN reported, citing three administration officials.