The Pentagon is sending 3750 US troops to the southwest border with Mexico for three months to provide additional support to customs and border agents.
The deployment will raise the total number of active duty forces supporting Customs and Border Protection agents there to approximately 4350, the US Department of Defense said on Sunday.
The additional units will be deployed for 90 days.
The Pentagon first approved the high-profile deployment of active-duty US troops to the Mexico border in October, before the midterm congressional elections.
The move was embraced by President Donald Trump's supporters, including fellow Republicans in Congress.
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