Trump orders the deployment of another 1,500 troops to the border with Mexico

United States President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 1,500 troops to the border with Mexico, taking the first step toward fulfilling his pledge to “close” the passage of migrants and improve border security to strengthen, according to this report. Wednesday American media.

The Pentagon has not released official information about the deployment or the exact date it will take place. White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt explained in statements to reporters that Trump had signed an executive order for the deployment of 1,500 troops.

These reinforcements will be added to the 2200 active soldiers and the 4500 reservists of the Texas National Guard already deployed at the border. During his first term (2017-2021), Trump already ordered 5,200 troops to be sent to the border with Mexico.

This Monday, hours after resuming the presidency, he signed an executive order directing the Pentagon to mobilize the forces needed to achieve “full operational control of the southern border of the United States.”

The order also stipulates that Trump will evaluate the situation over the next 90 days possibility of invoking the Rebellion Act of 1807which would allow the military to take over law enforcement functions in the country, in a role closer to that currently held by the security forces.

Currently, troops deployed at the border are not authorized to carry out police duties such as arresting migrants or seizing drugs.

Sheinbaum calls for “calm” in light of Trump’s decrees

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, for her part, tried yesterday to respond to the pile of decrees against Mexico from the new president of the United States with a “cool head” and calls for “calm”.

“It is important to always keep a cool head and refer to the signed decrees, apart from the speech itself. That is, what is valid in the strict sense of the law are the decrees that President Trump signs, so we all consider the context,” the president stated during her morning conference.

Sheinbaum pledged that “he will always defend Mexico above all else,” but argued that “it is important to be calm” in the face of Trump’s decrees.

Already today, the Mexican President confirmed that her Minister of Foreign Affairs, Juan Ramón de la Fuente, has already had a meeting with the new Secretary of State of the United States, Marco Rubio.

Sheinbaum has emphasized that this is the new secretary of state’s first official conversation, and has taken the opportunity to express his confidence that Mexico and the United States will be able to reach an agreement on the “different issues” that concern both states . .