San Diego: U.S. Marines Begin Deploying to Southern Border
January 25th, 2025Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division — nicknamed the Screaming Eagles — deployed to the southern border on Saturday to support President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration into the country.
Trump, who declared a national emergency at the border after taking office on Monday, ordered the military to help secure the border. He is reportedly considering sending up to 10,000 troops to the border.
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Military police officers with the 716th Military Police Battalion left Saturday from Fort Campbell in Kentucky “in support of U.S. Northern Command’s mission to protect the territorial integrity of the United States,” according to a press release obtained by WKRN.
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Additional soldiers from the 82nd Airborne and 10th Mountain have been told that they could also be sent to the US-Mexico frontier, the outlet reported, citing sources.
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The US Marine Corps Is On The Border Assisting CBP With The Mission To Secure America
Promise Made –> Promise KEPT! pic.twitter.com/t384DH1FDl
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 24, 2025
NEW: Photos of US Marines deployed to the border & assisting Border Patrol, per senior admin official. Per NORTHCOM, the Marines are from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, & the 7th Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group. Both Camp Pendleton. pic.twitter.com/nDnZdaLat6
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) January 24, 2025
Via: CBS8:
U.S. Marines have started deployment to the southern border, marking a significant military intervention in response to border security concerns, officials confirmed Wednesday.
A Camp Pendleton spokesperson confirmed an initial deployment of 500 personnel strategically positioned at the Border Patrol station in Imperial Beach and near Brown Field Airport in Otay Mesa.
The deployment follows President Donald Trump’s pledge on Monday to reinstate the “Remain in Mexico” policy, which requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico during immigration court proceedings. Trump stated he would “end the practice of catch and release” and “send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country.”
Military convoys equipped with armored vehicles and aircraft, including Osprey helicopters, were observed moving into position. U.S. Northern Command has directed Marines to execute specific border security missions, though military personnel declined to discuss operational details.
Bad omen.