Border deployments could be extended past this year
Meghann Myers
Within hours of taking office, President Joe Biden rescinded the national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border that launched the 2018 deployments of thousands of troops and spurred the rerouting of billions of Defense Department dollars into border barrier construction, and it’s possible those deployments will continue.
That mission is funded through September, the head of U.S. Northern Command told Military Times on Tuesday. And it could be extended , if Customs and Border Protection gets what it’s asked for.
“Homeland Security, CBP, would like to continue DoD support,†Air Force Gen. Glenn VanHerck said, referring to a current request for assistance.
There are currently 3,500 National Guard troops from 22 states assisting CBP along the southern border.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/03/16/border-deployments-could-be-extended-past-this-year/
