US Readies 1,500 Troops to Cope With Border Migrant Surge
- President last month gave Pentagon emergency powers to aid DHS
- US bracing for wave of migrants when pandemic-era policies end
Migrants wait as a member of the National Guard walks towards them in Eagle Pass, Texas.
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The Biden administration announced plans to deploy 1,500 members of the US military to the southern border ahead of an expected surge of undocumented migrants once pandemic-era restrictions are lifted later this month.
The Department of Homeland Security made the request to the Pentagon, and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin approved the deployment Tuesday.