The Trump administration is hitting border crisis head on by ramping up border control.
He’s got massive plans to deploy up to 10,000 soldiers and convert military bases into immigrant detention centers, per a leaked memo.
Add in ICE’s push for 18 massive new detention facilities, and it’s clear this is no small-scale operation.
This administration is night and day different compared to the previous clown show.
You’d think Democrats were trying to destroy America. But that’s just a conspiracy theory, right?
Trump rapidly fortifies US borders with plans for 10,000 troops, immediate deportation of illegal crossers https://t.co/vGuDpKyB8e pic.twitter.com/olX331OTju
— New York Post (@nypost) January 23, 2025
CBS News reports:
Washington — Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border and using Department of Defense bases to hold migrants awaiting deportation as they plan their dramatic crackdown on illegal immigration, according to an internal government memo obtained by CBS News.
ADVERTISEMENTIn an executive action Mr. Trump signed upon taking office on Monday, he declared a national emergency along the southern border and ordered the Defense Department to provide troops and resources “to support the activities of the Secretary of Homeland Security in obtaining complete operational control” of the border. He also instructed the military to help build border barriers to repel migrants.
On Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that the president had signed another executive order to deploy 1,500 troops to the southern border, where 2,500 soldiers are already stationed under federal orders. Texas and other states have also deployed National Guard soldiers to the border in recent years, including to fortify it with razor wire.
But the internal Customs and Border Protection memo dated Jan. 21 indicates there’s a plan to dispatch “~10,000 soldiers” to help the agency’s mission at the southern border. The Trump administration, according to the document, has submitted an “[u]nrestrained request” for the Pentagon to surge resources and personnel to assist CBP with technology and infrastructure.
The memo also says the Defense Department “may” convert its bases into “holding facilities,” presumably to help CBP detain migrants who crossed into the U.S. illegally.
Additionally, the memo shows the Trump administration is planning to dramatically expand detention capacity at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is expected to be at the center of Mr. Trump’s promised mass deportations.
According to the document, ICE officials want 14 new detention facilities with the capacity to hold up to 1,000 migrants each and another four able to accommodate as many as 10,000 immigrant detainees each.
JUST IN: US Transportation Command has been told to prepare to use US military aircraft for migrant deportation flights, according to CNN.
Trump has also told the military to prepare to deploy 10,000 active-duty troops to the border.
"Don't be surprised if you see Marines being… pic.twitter.com/69OEn1xZcX
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 22, 2025
CLOSED BORDER: Trump is sending 10,000 troops to the Mexican border to deal with the border emergency. pic.twitter.com/RRxEjuMa4N
— @amuse (@amuse) January 22, 2025
New York Post adds:
US officials on Wednesday announced the Pentagon will start deploying up to 1,500 active duty troops to the Mexican border, joining approximately 2,200 US National Guard and Reserve forces already in place.
ADVERTISEMENTTrump is now weighing a plan to send up to 10,000 troops to the border as part of his order to the Department of Defense to “seal the borders” and thwart “unlawful mass migration,” the Washington Post reported.
Trump also fired the head of the US Coast Guard — the first woman to hold the job — for an “erosion of trust” in the service.
100 US troops are already en route to the border. A senior Marine official I spoke to said:
The 500 Marines being sent from being on stand by to help with the California fires will be armed and have magazines in their weapons, unlike during past border missions. The Marines are…— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) January 22, 2025
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