{"id":2020172,"date":"2023-09-02T10:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T14:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-extends-troop-deployment-at-us-mexico-border-through-september\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T10:13:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T14:13:12","slug":"pentagon-extends-troop-deployment-at-us-mexico-border-through-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-extends-troop-deployment-at-us-mexico-border-through-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon prolongs troop deployment at US-Mexico border until September."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-extends-troop-deployment-at-us-mexico-border-through-september%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2020172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>The U.S.\u2064 Defense Department announced on Thursday that it will extend the deployment\u200c of up to 400 active-duty American\u2062 troops at the U.S. southern border with Mexico until at least the end of September.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon \u200bhad previously withdrawn 1,100 troops from the border, but the remaining 400\u2064 soldiers will continue their\u2063 deployment.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On Aug. 24, 2023, the secretary\u200c of defense approved an extension of up to 400 personnel providing support\u200b to\u200c Customs and Border Protection on the southwest border\u2062 through Sept. 30, 2023,&#8221; Pentagon spokesman Lt. Col. Devin \u2063Robinson told NBC News on\u200c Sept. \u200d1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/iowa-governor-deploys-troops-to-mexico-border-using-covid-19-funds-5443284\">Iowa Governor Deploys Troops to Mexico \u2063Border\u2063 Using COVID-19\u2063 Funds<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/3\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/iowa-governor-deploys-troops-to-mexico-border-using-covid-19-funds-5443284\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-mexico-border-arrests-up-by-30-percent-in-july-from-june-5476504\">US-Mexico Border Arrests Up by 33 Percent in July From June<\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/19\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/us-mexico-border-arrests-up-by-30-percent-in-july-from-june-5476504\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved the deployment of 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-karine-jean-pierre-struggles-to-explain-why-biden-is-sending-troops-to-the-secure-border\/\" title=\"VIDEO: Karine Jean-Pierre Struggles to Justify Biden's Troop Deployment to Border\">500 active-duty troops<\/a> to the southern border for 90 days in May. Their\u200c mission was to assist border officials with a potential surge in illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon stated that these troops would \u2062not directly engage in\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-racists-behind-school-enemies-list-now-gathering-info-on-children-as-top-prosecutor-joins-in\/\" title=\"\u2018Anti-Racists\u2019 Behind School Enemies List Now Gathering Info On Children As Top Prosecutor Joins In\">law enforcement activities<\/a> but\u2064 would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-extends-troop-deployment-at-us-mexico-border-through-september\/\" title=\"Pentagon prolongs troop deployment at US-Mexico border until September.\">fill \u2064critical capability gaps<\/a>\u2062 such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-to-send-1500-troops-to-southern-border-ahead-of-expected-surge-of-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"US sending 1,500 troops to southern border for anticipated illegal immigration surge.\">ground-based detection<\/a> and monitoring, data \u2063entry, and warehouse support.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment of these troops\u200b was intended to support border officials as they dealt with the end\u200b of Title 42, a measure that allowed for the quick expulsion of thousands of \u200bmigrants from\u200d the country due to COVID-19 concerns.<\/p>\n<h2>Spike \u200din Illegal\u200d Border Crossings<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Migrants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-the-most-controversial-winners\/\" title=\"Nobel Peace Prize: The Most Controversial Winners\">seeking asylum<\/a> wait for U.S. Customs and \u2064Border \u200bProtection agents to allow them \u200benter the United States at the San Ysidro \u2062crossing port on the US-Mexico border, as seen from\u2064 Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on May 31, 2023. (Guillermo Arias\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/national-media-release\/cbp-releases-july-2023-monthly-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data released<\/a> by Customs \u200dand Border Protection (CBP) on Aug. 18 \u2064revealed a significant\u2064 increase in encounters between Border \u2062Patrol and individuals attempting to cross the southwest border. In July, there were 132,652 encounters, compared to 99,545 in June.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200bto CBP data, the number of single adults\u2064 encountered per day in \u200bJuly\u2062 decreased by 66 percent compared \u200bto the first 11 days of May.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;CBP&#8217;s message for anyone who is thinking of entering the United States without authorization or illegally along the southwest border is simple: don&#8217;t do it. When noncitizens\u200b cross the border unlawfully, they\u2062 put their \u200dlives in peril,&#8221; it\u200c stated.<\/p>\n<h2>CBP One App<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-admin-to-welcome-some-migrants-waiting-in-mexico-into-us-as-refugees-5431370\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The latest numbers also reflect a sharp\u200b increase in use of the CBP One mobile app<\/a>. This \u2062app allows up to 1,450 migrants to schedule appointments at land crossings with Mexico to seek asylum. In July,\u2063 CBP processed over 44,700 individuals \u200bwith CBP One appointments at ports of entry.<\/p>\n<p>The CBP One app is available to people of any\u2062 nationality in central and northern Mexico \u2064who are entering the United States by land and seeking asylum or humanitarian \u2062parole.<\/p>\n<p>Migrants must book an appointment through the\u2063 app\u2063 and present\u2063 themselves at U.S. ports\u2062 of entry. Without an appointment, they will be turned away.<\/p>\n<p>During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on July 26, Rep. Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMcClintock\/status\/1684291954450870274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlighted<\/a> the CBP One app, stating that it allows migrants to bypass the southern border and \u2064enter directly through ports of entry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Instead of bringing them to the southern border, you\u2019re bringing them directly\u2064 to\u200c ports of entry,\u201d Mr. McClintock said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at \u200bhis office in \u2062Austin, Texas, on May 26, 2023. (Eric Gay\/AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Texas Attorney General \u200cKen Paxton\u2062 filed a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/news\/releases\/paxton-sues-biden-administration-over-their-illegal-use-mobile-phone-app-bring-countless-illegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> against the Biden Administration on May \u200d23, challenging a rule\u200c that encourages illegal immigrants to use the CBP One app to seek entry into the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Paxton argued that the app promotes illegal immigration because \u2063it cannot\u2062 verify whether an illegal immigrant qualifies for an exception that would prevent deportation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u200b Biden Administration deliberately conceived of this phone app with the goal of illegally pre-approving more foreign \u200caliens to enter the\u200c country and \u2063go where they please once they arrive,&#8221; he said\u2062 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasattorneygeneral.gov\/news\/releases\/paxton-sues-biden-administration-over-their-illegal-use-mobile-phone-app-bring-countless-illegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <em>Mimi Nguyen Ly and The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Defense Department announced that it will keep 400 active-duty troops at the U.S.-Mexico border until September&#8217;s end. 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