Beefing Up The Border: The Pentagon Is Sending Stryker Brigade Combat Team To Southern Border

Posted • March 2, 2025: Pentagon Press Secretary Sean Parnell has announced that the Department of Defense is deploying 3,000 active-duty troops, including a Stryker Brigade Combat Team, to assist the Border Patrol in securing the southern border. -- Pentagon Deploys Stryker Brigade, Aviation Battalion to Southern Border https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4086787/pentagon-deploys-stryker-brigade-aviation-battalion-to-southern-border/ —— Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth approved the order in response to President Trump's directive to bolster a military presence at the border. The Stryker Combat Team and the Aviation Battalion accompanying them will bring a rapid response force to the existing resources already at the border. The Border Patrol and their partners have already been doing a fantastic job stemming the flow of illegal crossings since Donald Trump took office.

The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border illegally in President Trump's first full month in office plunged to a level not seen in at least 25 years, according to preliminary government data obtained by CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illegal-crossings-plunge-to-levels-not-seen-in-decades-amid-trump-crackdown/ —— Illegal border crossings hit record lows according to new CBP data. The US is on track to have the LOWEST monthly border crossings in at least 25 YEARS! The Trump Effect https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GjtVNj0XEAEMK5L?format=jpg&name=900x900 —— As Fox News reports, The Trump Administration's border policy has been so effective that there has been a 90% reduction in crossings at Mexico's southern border. (…)

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