{"id":77026,"date":"2025-01-24T00:52:42","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T00:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/01\/24\/us-troops-arriving-in-texas-california-to-support-border-security\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:15:36","slug":"us-troops-arriving-in-texas-california-to-support-border-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2025\/01\/24\/us-troops-arriving-in-texas-california-to-support-border-security\/","title":{"rendered":"US troops arriving in Texas, California to support border security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Active-duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego, California, on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that about 1,500 troops were being sent to the border this week, as the department scrambles to put in motion President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order<\/a> demanding an immediate crackdown on immigration<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. officials said they expect additional troops to be ordered to deploy in the next few days as defense and homeland security leaders iron out requests for more support.<\/p>\n\n\n\t