AdvertisementPentagon: 5,000 Troops Will Be Deployed To U.S.-Mexico BorderOctober 29, 2018Tom BowmanLaurel WamsleyfacebookEmailA border protection officer stands next to a recently upgraded section of fencing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, Calif., on Friday. The Pentagon says it will send 5,000 U.S. troops to the border. (AFP/Getty Images)