US military says cartel drones are observing troops on the southern border

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US Marines are seen between the bars of the fence along the US-Mexico border.Denis Poroy/APThe Trump administration is using US troops and military assets in its costly immigration crackdown.Navy warships, military aircraft, and combat vehicles have been deployed to the US-Mexico border.The Pentagon has spent $376 million on militarizing the southern US border since January 20.US Navy destroyers are cruising coastal waters, spy planes are flying…

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US Commander Seeks Permission to Shoot Down Cartel Drones Along the Border

U.S. forces deployed on the southern border may soon get the green light to take down suspicious drones operating overhead. Transnational cartels may be operating these drones as a way to find gaps in ongoing multi-agency border security efforts, or to directly endanger those multi-agency personnel. Testifying at a House Armed Services Committee on April 1, Air Force Gen. Gregory M. Guillot—the commander of the U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM)—…

US military says cartel drones are observing troops on the southern border

About 10,000 U.S. military service members are now operating along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of a Trump administration surge, despite a decrease in the number of migrant crossings.Scripps News traveled to a section of the border in Arizona with the U.S. Army to see the military's new mission within the "Joint Task Force - Southern Border.""Their mission is to support Customs and Border Patrol in controlling the U.S. Southern Border and pres…

Texas DPS and Military Refute Claims of ‘Cartel-Infested’ Islands on Border – Texas Herald News – Texas News, covers news and events in Houston, Austin, West Texas

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas Military Department (TMD) have issued a statement addressing recent public reports that they say inaccurately depict Beaver Island and Roma Island, two small islands along the Texas-Mexico border on the Rio Grande. The agencies strongly deny claims that these islands are “cartel-infested,” a “smuggler’s paradise,” or “plagued by” rampant violence. DPS and TMD assert that they maintain ope…

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