The Pentagon is extending the presence of the National Guard on the Mexican border after the migrant crisis flared up

The commander of the US Northern Command said the National Guard deployment on the US-Mexico border could continue after the end of the fall, with some 3,500 National Guard troops from 22 states assisting Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on a mission along the southern border funded through September.

According to "The Hill," General Glenn Vanherck said in statements at the Pentagon, "The Department of Homeland Security and the Customs and Border Protection agencies wish to continue to support the Ministry of Defense," adding, "There is demand on the street for continued additional support."

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Vanheerck added that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "will conduct a risk assessment" to finally decide whether the Guardians will stay and continue the mission or return home.

According to the report, thousands of US troops have been deployed to the southern border since late 2018, when the Trump administration sought to bolster national security in the last week before the midterm elections, and more than 2,500 National Guard personnel and more than 5,800 active-duty troops have been stationed along the length. The border is at the height of insurance.

The National Guard has been deployed to the border in the past, but the deployment of troops into active duty breached the standards and only occurred after then-President Trump declared a national emergency in 2019 to obtain funding to build a border wall.

The decision comes after the crisis in the United States from the massive influx of immigrants on the Mexican border, and the Washington Post said that Biden is facing a growing political threat from turmoil on the border between the United States and Mexico, nearly two months after taking office, and is being criticized by various The political spectrum.

The newspaper pointed out that arrests at the border had risen in the last months of Biden’s presidency, reaching their highest level in a decade, but illegal crossings have risen dramatically since Biden took office, and in February, arrests reached 100,000, an increase of 28% over Previous Month.