Washington, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defence is sending about 3,000 soldiers to the southern border with Mexico, the Washington Post reported Saturday, quoting U.S. defence officials as saying.
According to the report, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth approved the orders on Friday. The forces, including elements of a Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion, will arrive along the nearly 2,000-mile border in the coming weeks.
The new troops will "reinforce and expand current border security operations to seal the border and protect the territorial integrity of the United States," the Pentagon said on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump has made border security a top priority. He declared a nati...