Trump orders 1,500 troops to secure US-Mexican border Related news

Maria Nițu

WASHINGTON   President Donald Trump ordered 1,500 troops to the US-Mexico border Wednesday as he signed a new executive order banning the entry of what he called "aliens engaged in an invasion of the United States through the southern border." The additional US troops will supplement a contingent of roughly 2,200 active-duty personnel who are already at the border carrying out mostly logistical and bureaucratic tasks. US troops are typically prohibited from carrying out domestic law enforcement

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