More troops are heading to the US-Mexico border
More than 2,000 additional troops could be deployed to the southwest border to help Customs and Border Patrol deal with the flow of migrants into the U.S., according to a Wednesday release from the Pentagon.
The Homeland Security Department earlier this month requested funding for up to 1,000 Texas National Guardsmen. Acting Defense Secretary Richard Spencer, who took responsibility of the Defense Department on Tuesday afternoon, approved the request hours later.
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