Trump will deploy 800 Military Troops to stop Caravan and Illegal Crossing

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The U.S President Donald Trump will send more than 800 troops to the U.S-Mexico border. Trump said that he is bringing out the U.S military following a caravan of thousands of refugees and migrants are making their way towards America. Trump claimed in his tweet that he will deploy military forces to stop people at the border in order to address a “national emergency”. The U.S Defense Secretary James Mattis will sign the order on Thursday and the number of troops deployed could reach one thousand.

Trump has the ability to send the military, but troops don’t have a lot of power to stop undocumented immigrants. They can’t legally detain or arrest anyone trying to enter the United States, but they can provide aerial surveillance. The U.S military will provide logistical support, such as vehicles, tents, and equipment to border patrol agents.

Brandon Judd of the National Border Patrol Council is right when he says on @foxandfriends that the Democrat inspired laws make it tough for us to stop people at the Border. MUST BE CHANDED, but I am bringing out the military for this National Emergency. They will be stopped!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) October 25, 2018

The tweets of Trump are in response to a migrant caravan, consisting of thousands of Central Americans. Most of them are from Honduras feeling violence in their country. They all need to cross and find asylum or work in the United States. The president has threatened to cut aid to Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador unless Mexico successfully stops the caravan.

Trump has repeatedly said that there are criminals and drugs in the caravan. He already deployed more than 2,000 National Guard troops assisting at the border under a previous Pentagon arrangement. Trump has supported strengthening the southern border to stop undocumented crossings. He said many times of building a wall to separate the borders of Mexico and the United States. But, this kind of project would take years and cost billions. Trump has also claimed in his tweets that Democrats were responsible for “weak laws” allowing immigrants to cross from the southern border of the country easily.