Trump could be sending 10,000 troops to the border with Mexico as part of ‘national emergency’
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Border Patrol will reportedly expand detention capacity alongside surge in federal troops. The troops will not carry out direct immigration and border enforcement like making arrests and seizing drugs, but will reportedly serve other roles including transporting migrants to processing facilities and using military planes to assist the Department of Homeland Security in deporting migrants who are already detained.
![[Mexican officials have prepared emergency shelters in multiple cities ahead of an expected flood in deported nationals]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/22/20/SEI236960955.jpg)
He has also asked the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to provide a recommendation on whether he can invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807 to deploy U.S. troops on American soil to aid in federal law enforcement. As part of his sweeping deportation plans, Trump has also sought to turn up the pressure on so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions that limit cooperation between local officials and federal immigration enforcement.
The Justice Department has directed federal prosecutors to investigate and potentially bring charges against local officials who refuse or impede immigration directives or requests. Officials in such jurisdictions have pushed back on the order. Officials on the Mexican side of the border are also building up infrastructure to prepare for the ramp-up in deportations.
