Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border.

Troops will begin arriving on Thursday evening in what defense officials said is the first batch of new forces headed to the border.

Active-duty military troops are set to begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, marking the initial phase of deploying new forces to secure the southern border, according to defense officials.

Active duty military troops are being deployed to El Paso, Texas, and San Diego to enhance security at the U.S. southern border. Approximately 1,500 new troops are joining the already 2,500 National Guard and Reserve forces,

The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the country’s southern border, joining 2,500 active duty personnel already there.

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The Pentagon’s Transportation Command will use military aircraft to send more than 5,000 undocumented immigrants from San Diego and El Paso, Texas, who are detained by Customs and Border Protection, Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said in a statement. The troops also will assist in building new border fences and barriers.

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