Acting SecDef: Border Mission Likely to Require ‘Several Thousand’ More Troops https://t.co/Fl2NV5tOnr

— Military.com (@Militarydotcom) January 29, 2019

Cost of Deploying Active-Duty Troops to Border: $132 Million and Counting https://t.co/S329m0vZ8b

— Military.com (@Militarydotcom) January 29, 2019

The costs of maintaining active-duty and National Guard troops on the southern border have risen to $235 million to date, a Pentagon official said Tuesday.