Trump Seizes on Migrant Caravan as "Invasion" — Troops Deployed to Border (2018-10-26)
Trump seizes on a small Central American migrant caravan (originally ~1,000 people) and amplifies it as an "invasion." Deploys 5,200 active-duty troops to the border under Operation Faithful Patriot. Falsely claims the caravan contains Middle Easterners and criminals. The manufactured crisis dominates news cycles before the 2018 midterms and permanently installs the "invasion" framing in Trump immigration rhetoric.
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