Operation Faithful Patriot | |
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![]() The Northern Command Battle Staff meet in a planning session with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on October 28, 2018. | |
Type | Border control, Homeland security |
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Objective | Hardening of the Mexico–United States border to prevent a potential border crossing of migrants from Central America. |
Date | October 26, 2018 | – present
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Border support operations, formerly known as Operation Faithful Patriot,[1] are currently being conducted as a domestic deployment and civil contingency operation of the United States Armed Forces at the Mexico–United States border. According to the United States Northern Command, the operation is being conducted in order to prevent a potential border crossing of migrants from Central America. The existing National Guard Operation Guardian Support is also being reinforced.