Defense Department agrees to send approximately 320 personnel to US southern border- Nik Puri

On Monday, Patrick Shanahan, the Acting Secretary of Defense, approved a Department of Homeland Security request that granted additional support at the U.S-Mexico border. This request for more support came after data showed there were more apprehensions on the border in any other month in the current decade. As of right now there are more than 3,000 active duty troops and 2,000 National Guard personnel deployed on the US-Mexico border.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/29/politics/dod-personnel-us-southern-border/index.html

This article was published by Kate Sullivan and Barbara Starr on April 29 and was updated at 7:18 PM ET. This implies that the information provided in the article is accurate. After reading this article, it's safe to say that tensions are increasing between Mexico and the US. This article is futhermore, targeted towards the citizens residing in the United States with the purpose of serving as an update for current information at the southern U.S. border. Finally, I believe that this article is important because it serves as a reminder that tensions come and go, but it all comes down to the action taken at the end.