DHS requesting 700 additional troops, helicopters for border security
By GENEVA SANDS
Elizabeth McLaughlin
May 9, 2018, 3:46 PM ET
The Department of Homeland Security is asking the Pentagon for additional manpower and equipment to help secure the southern border, U.S. defense and Homeland Security officials tell ABC News.
The defense official said the Department of Homeland Security Wednesday will request about 700 additional National Guardsmen plus helicopters and other equipment. Defense Secretary James Mattis is expected to review the request and respond to DHS on Thursday.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dhs-requesting-700-additional-troops-helicopters-border-security/story?id=55049432
