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The United States has just announced the upcoming deployment of nearly 3,000 additional soldiers on the border with Mexico, as part of the fight against illegal immigration.
Announced on Saturday by the US military command for North America (Northcom), this decision brings about 9,000 the number of soldiers mobilized to curb this scourge.
These troops must help the staff of the border police to “maintain security at the southern border”, said command in a press release, adding that these soldiers “will neither lead nor be involved in the blocking (migrants) or in expulsion operations”.
They will be responsible for surveillance, administrative support and logistics assistance, with in particular more air transport capacity, the same source said.
“These deployments will provide agility and additional support to tackle the flow of illegal migrants and drugs on the southern border,” said General Gregory Guillot, commander of the Northcom, quoted in the press release.
US President Donald Trump, who made the fight against illegal immigration a priority for his administration, had signed a decree declaring the state of emergency on the border with Mexico, while ordering the deployment of 1,500 additional soldiers.
