US to deploy nearly 3,000 additional troops to southern border

US to deploy nearly 3,000 additional troops to southern border

The United States will deploy nearly 3,000 additional troops to its border with Mexico, bringing the total number of active-duty personnel there to around 9,000, US Northern Command (NORTHCOM) said Saturday. Border security is a key priority for President Donald Trump, who declared a national emergency at the US frontier with Mexico on his first … Read more

US President Joe Biden says immigrant surge seasonal, happens ‘every year’

US President Joe Biden says immigrant surge seasonal, happens ‘every year’

President Joe Biden pushed back Thursday at claims the flow of undocumented immigrants at the US southern border has reached crisis levels, saying the surge is a mostly seasonal problem that happens each year. “There is a significant increase in the number of people coming to the border in the winter months of January, February, … Read more