Sharp barbed wire fences are being erected along the US-Mexico border as thousands of US troops, supported by drones and choppers, prepare to repel what the country’s commander-in-chief called a looming migrant “invasion.”
The first coils of the razor-sharp fence were unwound in the vicinity of McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge crossing in Texas on Friday, after the first units of American soldiers deployed at the border started reinforcing the frontier against any potential breaches.
The same fortification effort will soon start across other parts of the state as well as in Arizona, and California. “We have enough concertina wire to cover up to 22 miles already deployed, already to the border. We have additional concertina wire that we can string with over 150 miles available,” the head of the Northern Command, Terrence O'Shaughnessy told reporters earlier this week.
Troops setting up barb wire under the Hidalgo Reynosa bridge #RGV -Miltares colocan cerca alámbrica en la frontera #Texas#Telemundo40 vid @AntonioNewsT40pic.twitter.com/8cr3XfH2T6— Iris Rodriguez (@IrisNews) November 2, 2018
Active duty U.S. ARMY Troops at the McAllen Hidalgo Intl Bridge putting up concertina wire. @kgbtpic.twitter.com/AnZFtAl3l3— Jolanie Martinez (@JolanieKGBT) November 2, 2018
C-wire stretches along the Rio Grande at the Texas-Mexico border, the morning after being installed by US troops - and just days ahead of US midterm elections. #Immigration#CaravanaMigrantes#Border#undocumented#ARMYpic.twitter.com/eNsrqJz9Lu
The US commander-in-chief ordered over 5,200 soldiers to be deployed at the southern border by the end of the week to aid some 2,000 National Guardsmen already in place. By Saturday, more than 3,500 troops had been deployed, including about 1,000 Marines in California, the Pentagon said. Trump, however, said that the number might be increased to 15,000 active US personnel if the initial contingent is not enough.
Someone sent my dad this video at the Hidalgo border crossing. Looks like they’re already starting to deploy troops at the border. pic.twitter.com/GSP9JiHpqf— bananas in pajamas (@EverydayDaniel) November 2, 2018
Happening Now: US troops performing maintenance work on security infrastructure at the Hidalgo - Reynosa International Bridge. pic.twitter.com/R88Y9X7lPF— Jose F Sanchez (@JoseBorderTeam) November 2, 2018
Currently, two groups of migrants, according to various estimates numbering up to 6,500 people, mainly families, are heading towards the US through Mexico. Meanwhile, a third caravan of migrants, this time from El Salvador, has reportedly already crossed into Mexico. At the same time, according to military planning documents, the majority of the crowd might dissolve along their long journey to the US.
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