Army’s presence may be part of President Trump’s deployment of 500 active-duty soldiers
by Michael Robinson |Uvalde Hesperian
04-19-25
Several uniformed U.S. Army soldiers were seen this morning near the intersection of FM 1049 and CR 245 working with some equipment as a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter continues to circle over U.S. Highway 90 and the railroad tracks.
The Uvalde Hesperian spoke with the soldiers, and one said they can’t comment about what they are doing but said the helicopter was a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter.
According to an NPR news report, the U.S, Army is providing logistical support for the U.S. Border Patrol.
“Presidio is in the Big Bend sector of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection – a stretch covering more than 500 miles of the Rio Grande, including a handful of other small towns and a national park too. Throughout this area, the Trump administration recently announced the deployment of some 500 active-duty soldiers.
The Army says that these soldiers won’t be arresting people suspected of being in the U.S. illegally, and instead, will offer ‘logistical support’ to Border Patrol agents,” the article states.
