5200 military sent to US border with Mexico in order not to let a caravan of migrants into the country

Approximately 5200 of United States troops will be deployed on the southern border of the country to contain a caravan of migrants heading north through Mexico, US officials say.

"We will be strengthening priority entry points into the United States to enhance [the Border Patrol's] ability to strengthen and secure the border," Gen. Terrence O'Shaughnessy, head of US Northern Command, said at a news conference in Washington, adding that the military deployment will be completed by the end of this week, quotes Fox News.

The reinforcements sent to the US and Mexico border are auxiliary, not combat troops, and will include three “heavy equipment” engineering battalions, as well as aviation and medical personnel. Most of the military personnel are in active service and will be armed, but they will not participate in any forceful actions of law enforcement agencies in accordance with the legislative ban.

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The possible deployment of troops on the border was discussed last week after approval by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, but the number of troops was expected to be much smaller. What is now called Operation Faithful Patriot has three planned phases in South Texas, Arizona and California. The ground mission commander is Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, who was sent to Puerto Rico last year to lead Hurricane Maria relief efforts.

Troops are moving from military posts, including Fort Bragg, Lewis-McCord Combined Base, Fort Stewart, Fort Campbell, Fort Riley and Fort Knox. The deployment includes three middle-class helicopter companies with night-vision equipment. O'Shaughness added that tens of kilometers of barbed wire had already been sent to the southern border, and C-130 and other cargo aircraft would be used to deliver additional border patrol officers.

Meanwhile, President Trump called on the caravan to retreat and warned its participants that the military "are waiting for you!"

He tweeted Monday: “Many gang members and very bad people mingle with the caravan heading for our southern border. Please come back, you will not be allowed into the United States unless you go through the lawsuit. This is an invasion of our country, and our armed forces are waiting for you! ”

Now, around 2, 000 National Guard soldiers are helping at the border as part of the previous Pentagon agreement. With thousands of additional troops heading south, there will be about the same number of American troops stationed along the southern border, as many are now serving in Iraq and Syria together.

At the same time, White House officials continue to discuss possible executive or regulatory measures so that people in the caravan do not cross the border.

One idea being considered is a measure that would allow asylum claims to be made at the point of entry or border crossing. Under this idea, anyone who tried to apply for asylum by crossing the border illegally would be considered inadmissible—and their claim would be rejected.

The Central American migrant caravan continues its journey north of southern Mexico, but is still approximately 1000 miles (1600 km) from the southern US border.

Now its number, according to different data (information is different, since one column was divided into two), ranges from 4 to 7 thousand people.

Recall in October previous migrant caravan left Honduras and initially consisted of approximately 2 thousand people, now their number has increased to an estimated 4 thousand.

President of the United States Donald Trump threatened Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala with a halt to financial aidif they do not stop the accession of their citizens to the caravan and their illegal advance to the territory of the United States.

Additionally, he threatened to close the border with Mexicoif the country does not solve the problem of the approaching caravan.

19 October it became known that US and Mexico have agreed to use a joint plan to solve the problem of the caravan of migrants.

The other day Mexico offered documents and job migrants from the caravangoing to the US border, as part of a joint plan with the US government to stop a column of illegal migrants.

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