On Monday, new reports indicated that the Mexican government had deployed approximately 15,000 soldiers to the US-Mexico border in an effort to quell the surging numbers of illegal aliens, following pressure from President Trump.
“We have a total deployment, between the National Guard and army units, of almost 15,000 men in the north of the country,” explained Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval during a Monday announcement.
The move comes after the recent deployment of around 2,000 additional soldiers to Mexico’s southern border in an attempt to prevent further mass-migration from Central America.
BREAKING- Mexico has deployed almost 15,000 troops to the US-Mexico border to curve migration flow. An additional ~2,000 National Guard elements have also been deployed across the country’s southern border with Guatemala & Belize.: MX Secretary of Defense Luis Sandoval #CNN
— Nick Valencia (@CNNValencia) June 24, 2019
Trump supporters and proponents of increased border security took to social media to praise Mexico for their efforts, which many pointed out are much more than Democrats have been willing to offer thus far.
Mexico doing more to protect America than democrats. The dems have lost their way… they are not your grandfather’s democrat party any longer and haven’t been for far too long. https://t.co/LgseCJVqZW
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 24, 2019
There are cadavers doing more than the Democratic Party. This is not counting the cadavers IN the Democratic party!
— robert dunne (@robertdunne10) June 24, 2019
Maybe instead of deporting illegals, we should send all Democrats to Mexico and Central America.
— Taxdude 🇺🇸 (@The_Taxdude) June 24, 2019
Dems don’t do anything for their cities either. Look at San Francisco, NY, Chicago !!
Dems are worthless all around.
— Williams2 (@livininpa) June 24, 2019
From The Hill:
Mexico’s defense minister said Monday that the nation has deployed nearly 15,000 troops to its northern border to increase border enforcement, part of a deal to avert U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
“We have a total deployment, between the National Guard and army units, of 14,000, almost 15,000 men in the north of the country,” Defense Minister Luis Cresencio Sandoval said at a Monday joint press conference with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Mexico had previously announced its plans to deploy 6,000 national guardsmen to its southern border with Guatemala, but its plans to beef up security on its border with the U.S. had not previously been disclosed, according to the news service.
Sandoval confirmed the Mexican forces were detaining migrants attempting to cross the border, according to AFP.
“Given that (undocumented) migration is not a crime but rather an administrative violation, we simply detain them and turn them over to the authorities” at Mexico’s National Migration Institute, Sandoval said.
Mexican security forces have not historically detained migrants at the northern border, and the government has been subject to increased criticism following a photograph last week depicting heavily armed national guardsmen stopping women and a child from crossing the Rio Grande, according to AFP.
President Trump had threatened to hit Mexico with tariffs if the country did not take steps to secure the border. Under the agreement between Mexico and the U.S., Mexico has 45 days to demonstrate increased border enforcement.
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