Biden sends troops to U.S.-Mexico border ahead of Title 42 end
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 2, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. —
U.S. officials have authorized sending 1,500 active duty soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border for 90 days to aid U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts to combat international drug trafficking.
About 2,500 National Guard members on active duty orders are already stationed at all nine sectors of the southwest border doing detection and monitoring work with CBP, an official said Monday.
The new increase will bring the total to 4,000 military personnel on the border. The official said the 1,500 soldiers will fill critical “capability . . .
