US Mobilizes 24,000 Security Personnel at Borders to Cope with Influx of Immigrants

On Wednesday, the United States of America (USA) mobilized 24,000 security personnel in preparation for the imminent lifting of a sanitary measure that had been in place since the beginning of the Covid pandemic that allowed the immediate deportation of migrants crossing overland to its lands.

This comes at a time when immigrants were waiting at the US border.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorcas acknowledged that the "coming days and weeks" could be "very difficult", noting that the authorities had already detected a "large number" of migrants arriving at the border.

US President Joe Biden acknowledged a day ago that the situation could become "chaotic" when the action called "Title 42" ceases to work Thursday at 23:59 Washington time (Friday at 03:59 GMT).

Border cities such as Brownsville, Laredo, and El Paso have seen large numbers of immigrants arrive.

To assist local authorities, the US government announced Wednesday the deployment of "more than 24,000 law enforcement personnel, as well as more than 1,100 coordinators" from the Border Police.

In addition to them, 1,500 soldiers were deployed by the Department of Defense on the borders to support the 2,500 who are there.