![]() ![]() Those figures do not include the Texas National Guard members mobilized for a state-led mission called Operation Lone Star.īrig. The 1,500 troops whose deployment was announced Tuesday will join another 2,500 service members already assigned to the southern border, a U.S. military personnel have augmented federal border operations for years. They will be deployed for 90 days, and will drawn from the Army and Marine Corps. "This will free up Border Patrol agents to perform their critical law enforcement duties." The troops "will not be performing law enforcement functions or interacting with immigrants, or migrants," Jean-Pierre said. ![]() Customs and Border Protection can focus on fieldwork, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. Military personnel will do data entry, warehouse support and other administrative tasks so that U.S. WASHINGTON - The Biden administration will deploy 1,500 additional military personnel to augment security at the U.S.-Mexico border starting next week, ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions. ![]()
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