EXCLUSIVE: The soldiers would come from variety of active duty Army units, would serve in admin and transport roles to free up law enforcement and Border patrol.
This is the model used by the Trump admin. The US troops would be armed for self defense, not for law enforcement.

— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) May 2, 2023

[Looks like a lot of blinking today at the White House. Fifteen hundred troops probably won’t be enough; they certainly won’t be enough if they aren’t accompanied by a change in policy on asylum and immediate expulsions that will disincentivize the overwhelming illegal crossings already taking place. — Ed]