Report: Pentagon Identifies 7,000 American Troops for Mexico Border

Migrants reaching Mexico after crossing the Suchiate River from Tecun Uman in Guatemala to Ciudad Hidalgo in Mexico on Oct. 29, 2018, a day after a security fence on the international bridge was reinforced to prevent them from passing through. Carlos Alonzo/AFP/Getty Images

The Pentagon said it has identified about 7,000 U.S. troops that could be deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Reuters.

An unnamed U.S. official, who spoke to Reuters, said that the number could change.