Reports: 5,000 Troops to Deploy to US-Mexico Border to Stop Migrant Caravan

A caravan of thousands of migrants from Central America, en route to the United States, makes its way to San Pedro Tapanatepec from Arriaga, Mexico, on Oct. 27, 2018. Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters

The U.S. military is planning to deploy 5,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border—a massive increase from the initial 800 to be sent announcement last week—in anticipation of a caravan of migrants moving northward from Central America.

The Wall Street Journal reported on the troop deployment development on Oct. 29, quoting U.S. military and federal law enforcement officials as saying that the troops would be sent to ports of entry.