{"id":22007,"date":"2018-11-18T20:03:03","date_gmt":"2018-11-18T20:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/11\/18\/migrants-wont-see-armed-us-troops-on-the-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T06:06:17","slug":"migrants-wont-see-armed-us-troops-on-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/18\/migrants-wont-see-armed-us-troops-on-the-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Why migrants won\u2019t see armed US troops on the border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SAN DIEGO \u2014 As thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won\u2019t find are armed American troops standing guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead they will see cranes installing towering panels of metal bars and troops wrapping concertina wire around barriers while military helicopters fly overhead, carrying border patrol agents to and from locations along the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s because U.S. military troops are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/31\/federal-law-limits-what-us-troops-deployed-at-the-border-can-do\/\" target=_blank>prohibited from carrying out law enforcement duties<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/02\/here-are-the-rules-of-engagement-for-troops-deploying-to-the-mexican-border\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18305620205994.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Here are the rules of engagement for troops deploying to the Mexican border<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The president said troops could fire on migrants who throw rocks. But the unit-level ROEs are more complicated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s more, the bulk of the troops are in Texas \u2014 hundreds of miles away from the caravan that started arriving this week in Tijuana on Mexico&#8217;s border with California after walking and hitching rides for the past month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, for many migrants the barriers and barbed wire were an imposing show of force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Angel Ulloa stood on Tijuana&#8217;s beach where a wall of metal bars more than 20 feet high cut across the sand and plunged into the Pacific. He watched as crews on the U.S. side placed coils of barbed wire on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320797597180.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320797597180.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320797597180.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320797597180.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320797597180.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Workers place concertina wire on the border structure separating Mexico and the United States where the border meets the Pacific Ocean, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018. (Marco Ugarte\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A border patrol agent wearing camouflage and armed with an assault rifle \u2014 part of a tactical unit deployed when there is a heightened threat \u2014 walked in the sand below where the men worked. A small border patrol boat hovered offshore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s too much security to confront humble people who just want to work,&#8221; said Ulloa, a 23-year-old electrician from Choloma, Honduras, who joined the caravan to try to make his first trip to the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, he and his two friends were rethinking their plans. They tried to apply for a job at a Wal-Mart in Tijuana but were told they need a Mexican work permit. So they were considering seeking asylum in Mexico but were unsure of giving up their dream of earning dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We&#8217;re still checking things out,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"814\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320785988685.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320785988685.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320785988685.jpg.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320785988685.jpg.jpg?resize=768,521 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320785988685.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,695 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marines install concertina wire, above, as pedestrians leave the United States for Mexico at the San Ysidro port of entry Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in San Diego. (Gregory Bull\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, people walking through one of the world&#8217;s busiest border crossings into Mexico passed by a pair of Marines on a 20-foot lift installing razor wire above a turnstile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nearby Army Sgt. Eric Zeigler stood guard with another soldier. Both were military police officers assigned to protecting the Marines as they work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 24-year-old soldier from Pittsburgh spent nine months in Afghanistan. &#8220;&#8221;It&#8217;s very different over there, obviously. It&#8217;s a lot more dangerous,&#8221; Zeigler said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said he was surprised when got his deployment orders sending him to the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But I&#8217;m happy to go where I&#8217;m needed&#8221; he added as a man walked by carrying shopping bags headed to Tijuana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military has deployed 5,800 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So far, more are not expected, despite President Donald Trump&#8217;s initial assessment that 10,000 to 15,000 were needed to secure the border against what he has called an &#8220;invasion&#8221; of migrants. Most in the caravan of several thousand are families, including hundreds of children.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/15\/pentagon-troop-contingent-on-border-pretty-much-peaked\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18318808987258.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Pentagon: Troop contingent on border \u2018pretty much peaked\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The number of U.S. active-duty troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border has \u201cpretty much peaked\u201d at the current total of 5,800, the Pentagon\u2019s No. 2 official said Thursday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another 2,100 National Guard troops are have also been deployed since April as part of a separate mission. Like the military troops, they are not allowed to detain illegal crossers. Instead, they have been monitoring cameras and helping to erect barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/10\/29\/trump-orders-5200-active-duty-troops-to-us-mexico-border\/\" target=_blank>the 5,800 soldiers and Marines<\/a>, more than 2,800 are in Texas, while about 1,500 are in Arizona and another 1,300 are in California. All U.S. military branches, except the Coast Guard, are barred from performing law enforcement duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means there will be no visible show of armed troops, said Army Maj. Scott McCullough, adding that the mission is to provide support to Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Soldiers putting up wire on the border and barriers at the ports of entry will be the most visible,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marines and soldiers share the same duties in California and Arizona. These include erecting tents, setting up showers and arranging meals for troops working on the border, and assigning military police to protect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are no tents or camps being set up to house migrants, McCullough said. Medics are on hand to treat troops and border patrol agents \u2014 not migrants \u2014 for cuts, bruises and any other problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Combat engineers \u2014 whose duties on the battlefield include setting up tactical obstacles to prevent the enemy from moving freely \u2014 are using their expertise to string wire on border walls and erect temporary fencing, McCullough said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Construction engineers have been assigned to weld together barriers and move shipping containers to act as walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"686\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320778336578.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-47484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320778336578.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320778336578.jpg.jpg?resize=300,172 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320778336578.jpg.jpg?resize=768,439 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320778336578.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,585 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the U.S. military install multiple tiers of concertina wire along the banks of the Rio Grande near the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border, Friday, Nov. 16, 2018, in Laredo, Texas. (Eric Gay\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Laredo, Texas, about 100 soldiers have been installing three layers of razor wire along the Rio Grande, working on the banks during the day and on the bridges at night to minimize the disruption to cross-border traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current mission is scheduled to end Dec. 15 for now. It&#8217;s unclear how much it will cost and military leaders have refused to provide an estimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics have questioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/05\/25\/border-patrol-union-head-calls-national-guard-deployment-a-colossal-waste-of-time\/\" target=_blank>the wisdom of using the military on the border<\/a> where there is no discernible security threat. Since the Nov. 6 elections, Trump has said little about the matter and no border threat has materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some border communities fear the barricades will scare off Mexican shoppers. The city council in Nogales, Arizona, slashed a proposed bonus for all employees in half over concerns about how the military&#8217;s presence would affect its sales tax revenue after the military closed off two lanes at its border crossing.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/07\/dod-drops-border-deployment-name-no-longer-called-faithful-patriot\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4875670.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">DoD drops border deployment name, no longer calling it \u2018Faithful Patriot\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon says it will stop using the operation name for the U.S. military mission on the southern border.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Secretary Jim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/14\/mattis-troops-to-stop-using-the-term-secure-at-border-locations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mattis defended the deployment<\/a> during a visit to the Texas border this week, asserting that in some ways it provides good training for war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suyapa Reyes, 35, said she was puzzled as to why she would be seen as a threat. Reyes, her mother, 12-year-old daughter and 16-year-old son left Honduras with the caravan on Oct. 13, fleeing violence and poverty in her hometown of Olanchito de Oro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She does not want to return after coming such a long way but if she cannot get asylum and the border looks too dangerous to cross, she said she&#8217;ll have no other choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to risk my life or safety nor that of my children,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Associated Press writer Astrid Galvan in Phoenix contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This story corrects the spelling of Army Sgt. Eric Zeigler\u2019s last name. 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