The Homeland Security Dept made the request …..
The troops will be there for 90 days and they will help the DHS/Customs operation….
Military troops are forbidden from doing police work by Federal Law…..
DHS is expecting a surge of migrants in the near future…..
Rather, the official said, service members will fill “critical capability gaps, such as ground-based detection and monitoring, data entry, and warehouse support, until CBP can address these needs” through contracted staff.
U.S. officials are expecting illegal crossings to grow past 10,000 per day when the pandemic-era border policy known as Title 42 ends May 11….
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President Biden has faced pressure from immigrant advocates and some Democrats to end the restrictions and restore full access to the U.S. immigration system for asylum seekers. But previous attempts by the administration to lift Title 42 were blocked in federal court after Republican state officials sued the administration, arguing a migrant surge will strain their budgets….
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Barring a last-minute court ruling, standard immigration rules at the border will once more be in effect starting at midnight May 12…..