US to deploy nearly 3,000 additional troops to southern border

Washington (AFP) Mar 1, 2025

The United States will deploy nearly 3,000 additional troops to its border with Mexico, bringing the total number of active-duty personnel there to around 9,000, the US military said Saturday. Border security is a key priority for President Donald Trump, who declared a national emergency at the US frontier with Mexico on his first day in office. "Approximately 2,400 soldiers from element