{"id":62643,"date":"2018-12-04T22:22:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T22:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/12\/04\/mattis-oks-extension-of-troop-deployment-on-mexico-border\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:50:21","slug":"mattis-oks-extension-of-troop-deployment-on-mexico-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/04\/mattis-oks-extension-of-troop-deployment-on-mexico-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Mattis OKs extension of troop deployment on Mexico border"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved plans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/28\/border-troops-to-deploy-through-christmas-reports\/\" target=_blank>to extend the deployment<\/a> of active-duty U.S. troops at the southern border with Mexico until Jan. 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/30\/dod-4000-troops-requested-to-stay-on-border-through-jan-31\/\" target=_blank>The 45-day extension<\/a> was requested by the Department of Homeland Security. It involves military forces that will install and repair wire barriers and provide security and transportation for border patrol agents. The troops are spread across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/27\/300-troops-shifted-from-texas-and-arizona-to-california-for-border-duty\/\" target=_blank>California, Arizona and Texas<\/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\/21\/mattis-explains-new-roles-authorities-at-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=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18320778108872.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\">Mattis explains new roles, authorities at border<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The new authorities allow for lethal use of force, some law enforcement activity \u2014 but Mattis said troops will not violate Posse Comitatus<\/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\">Officials have said the number of troops will drop from about 5,400 now to roughly 4,000. The officials spoke anonymously to describe internal deliberations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of active-duty troops to the border in response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/11\/18\/migrants-wont-see-armed-us-troops-on-the-border\/\" target=_blank>a caravan of Central American migrants<\/a> walking north toward the U.S. Critics dismissed the deployment as a political stunt ahead of the midterm elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved plans to extend the deployment of active-duty U.S. troops at the southern border with Mexico until Jan. 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5757,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":62,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[101,23,89,12,26,62,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1354],"class_list":["post-62643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-home","category-middle-column","category-news","category-newsletters","category-pentagon-congress","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"FZLDSIODVRFC5AG35UFX5VUGLQ","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/04\/mattis-oks-extension-of-troop-deployment-on-mexico-border\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mattis OKs extension of troop deployment on Mexico border - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved plans to extend the deployment of active-duty U.S. troops at the southern border with Mexico until Jan. 31.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mattis OKs extension of troop deployment on Mexico border\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved plans to extend the deployment of active-duty U.S. troops at the southern border with Mexico until Jan. 31.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/12\/04\/mattis-oks-extension-of-troop-deployment-on-mexico-border\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-04T22:22:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T11:50:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lolita C. 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