Is Mexico Sending Hundreds of Lawyers to US to Help Migrants? What We Know
NewsweekDEC 2024
US to Send 1.5K Troops to Mexico Border
Above: Traffic navigates the Paso del Norte International Bridge in El Paso, Texas on Jan. 22, 2025. Image copyright: Jorge Salgado/Anadolu via Getty images
The Spin
Pro-Trump narrative
US Pres. Donald Trump’s decisive action to bolster border security, including deploying more troops and advancing policies like reinstating "Remain in Mexico," marks a bold and much-needed step in fixing the American immigration crisis. This robust approach not only signals a commitment to national security but also reflects his resolve to empower law enforcement and safeguard the country's interests.
Anti-Trump narrative
Pres. Donald Trump's border militarization embodies a grotesque spectacle of xenophobic cruelty, deploying troops to wage war against vulnerable migrants seeking mere survival. His "National Emergy" transforms human beings into targets, weaponizing America's military might against desperate souls fleeing violence and poverty, and reducing human dignity to a performative and inhumane political theater.