.DeptofDefense has granted DHSgov's request for 1,500 active-duty US troops to head to the southern border as the number of illegal crossings surge in the lead-up to pandemic policy Title 42 ending next week.
"At the request of [the Department of Homeland Security], [the Department of Defense] will provide a temporary increase of an additional 1,500 military personnel, for 90 days, to supplement [Customs and Border Protection] efforts at the border," a U.S. official said in a statement provided Tuesday morning.
Soldiers will be armed, only for self-defense purposes. Troops will not apprehend illegal immigrants, but carry out administrative work to free up Border Patrol agents to be out in the field. The federal government is concerned about tens of thousands of migrants camped out and traversing through Mexico who plan to cross on May 12, when they will no longer be subject to being immediately turned away.
Biden last approved 2,500 National Guard deployments from 25 states and U.S. territories last October. Troops are limited in what they can do on the border. The Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 prevents U.S. active-duty military from enforcing domestic laws unless explicitly authorized by the U.S. Congress. National Guard soldiers were exempt from that law, but because they were deployed under Title 10 active-duty orders, they were barred from enforcing federal law, including immigration laws.The administrations of President George W.
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