Pentagon: U.S. Troops Being Deployed To The Border Will Noit Come In Contact With Migrants, And They Will Not Be Armed

The Hill: Joint Chiefs chair: Troops at border will not 'come in contact with immigrants'

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday that U.S. military personnel will not interact with immigrants approaching the U.S. border after President Trump deployed thousands of troops to prepare for the caravan.

"There is no plan for U.S. military forces to be involved in the actual mission of denying people entry to the United States," Gen. Joseph Dunford said, according to ABC News.

"There is no plan for the soldiers to come in with immigrants or to reinforce the Department of Homeland Security as they are conducting their mission," he continued. "We are providing enabling capability."

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