The Biden administration is preparing for a potential surge in the number of migrants trying to enter the country this week as a Trump-era border policy is due to expire. Known as Title 42, the rule allowed the US to rapidly expel asylum-seeking migrants
"We have situations of moms with babies," Jasso said. "There is uncertainty. There is anxiety."Abbott - a Republican who has criticized the Democratic president's approach to border security - said members of the new National Guard unit, the Texas Tactical Border Force, were being loaded onto Black Hawk helicopters for deployment and will have access to aircraft, boats, night vision equipment and riot gear.
In recent days, the National Guard suppressed migrant crossings at Brownsville, Abbott said at a news conference, the same city where a driver1,500 additional troops to help secure the border. In addition, 250 to 300 agents with the investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be detailed to aid border operations, two U.S. officials who requested anonymity to discuss internal operations said.
A separate official not authorized to speak publicly said the deployment "negatively impacts our ability to disrupt transnational criminal activity," since many of the agents work on complex cases dealing with illicit drugs, trafficking and other issues. About 180 U.S. air marshals will be pulled from their jobs securing air travel to help at the border, said Sonya LaBosco, executive director of the Air Marshal National Council, which opposes the deployment.have been tapped in recent years for border management efforts, leading to some resistance. DHS and ICE did not respond to requests for comment.Ted Hesson is an immigration reporter for Reuters, based in Washington, D.C.
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