News Pentagon to send 1,500 active-duty troops to US-Mexico border to help with surge of migrants May 2, 2023May 2, 2023Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAYComments Off on Pentagon to send 1,500 active-duty troops to US-Mexico border to help with surge of migrants The Pentagon will deploy 1,500 active-duty troops to the Mexico-U.S. border to help the Department of Homeland Security deal with a surge in migrants.