The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, including 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton ... troops will fly helicopters to assist ...

where they will support Border Patrol agents under new orders to shut off access to asylum, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection briefing document obtained by The Washington Post.

(Photo by Gregory Bull/Associated Press) The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, including 500 Marines from Camp Pendleton.