Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.
Mexico is constructing tents to receive Mexican nationals deported under Trump's mass deportations and provide them with services to help resettle.
El Paso Mayor Renard Johnson sought to reassure residents as President Trump's recent executive orders on immigration stirred concerns across the borderland.
U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening.