By AFPMore by this AuthorWASHINGTON,The United States will send an additional 3,750 troops to its frontier with Mexico, the Pentagon said Sunday, as President Donald Trump doubled down on his call for a wall to boost border security. Soldiers were originally deployed to the border under an order President Donald Trump gave before midterm elections in November as "caravans" of migrants made their way to the border to seek asylum from violence and poverty in their own countries. "The Department of Defence will deploy approximately 3,750 additional US forces to provide the additional support to CBP (Customs and Border Protection) at the southwest border that Acting Secretary of Defence (Pat) Shanahan approved Jan. 11," a statement said. 'MOBILE SURVEILLANCE'This additional deployment is for three months, the statement added, and will bring to 4,350 the total number of troops at the border. "With Caravans marching through Mexico and toward our Country, Republicans must be prepared to do whatever is necessary for STRONG Border Security," he tweeted.

Source: Daily Nation February 04, 2019 00:11 UTC