The Department of Defense expects more troops to head to the southern border to assist the Department of Homeland Security as early signs show a significant reduction in arrests since the Trump administration came into power.
There are roughly 5,000 U.S. troops at the southern border operating under the United States Northern Command in support of the Department of Homeland Security. That total is “expected to rise,” a USNORTHCOM spokesperson told the Washington Examiner.
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