Times of San Diego by Debbie L. Sklar on November 8, 2018
More than 1,000 Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton were deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Department of Homeland Security in anticipation of a caravan of Central American migrants headed for the border.
The deployment of 1,100 Camp Pendleton Marines is part of the federal government’s effort to stop the caravan, estimated to be more than 600 miles from the nearest border crossing.
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https://timesofsandiego.com/military/2018/11/08/camp-pendleton-marines-sent-to-border-in-anticipation-of-migrant-caravan/
