Update, Extended: Troop Mission at the Border

Update: DOD Statement on Support to DHS Jan. 14, 2019 In response to the December 27, 2018 request from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan approved Department of Defense assistance to DHS through Sept. 30, 2019. DOD is transitioning its support at the southwestern border from hardening ports of entry …