The Pentagon
will send more than 5,000 troops to the border between Mexico and the United
States, an American general said Monday, at a time when Donald Trump warned the
caravan of Central American migrants that the are waiting".
"By the end of the week we are going to mobilize about
5,000 troops to the southwest border," Air Force General Terrence
O'Shaughnessy told reporters.
This mobilization represents a considerable increase compared
to that projected last week, with about 800 personnel sent to provide
logistical assistance.
"We're not going to allow a large group of people to
enter the United States in a dangerous and illegal way," said Kevin
McAleenan, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner.
In the midst of the campaign for the Nov. 6 mid-term
election, Trump warned that more troops are needed to bolster security at the
border.
As a caravan of migrants heading for the US challenges Donald
Trump and the Mexican government
On Monday, Trump returned to investing in the caravan of
migrants, which left on Oct. 13 in Honduras, which is made up of 7,000 people,
according to the UN, which is currently advancing through the southern Mexican
state of Oaxaca.
"Please come back, you will not be admitted to the
United States unless you go through the legal process. This is an invasion of
our country and our military are waiting for you!"
In April, Trump ordered the sending of up to 4,000 National
Guard members to the border, when another caravan of migrants headed north. About
2,100 men were sent.
