NORTHCOM launches investigation into military mission along US-Mexico border as House Democrats call for review of Texas National Guard deployment
by Rose L. Thayer
• Stars and Stripes • January 13, 2022
Military commanders on Thursday initiated an investigation into troops ordered to the U.S.-Mexico border by the president as House lawmakers called for a separate investigation into National Guard troops sent to the border by the Texas governor.
U.S. Northern Command announced its investigation is to examine a “wide range of alleged issues” that have occurred among troops deployed on a federal mission along the southwest border.
About 2,400 service members – a combination of active-duty and National Guard troops from 20 states – are now deployed along the border with Mexico, according to NORTHCOM officials. Their work includes monitoring security cameras and sensors to alert U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents of activity along the border. Troops also have administrative and support duties
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