Biden Administration Approves Sending Troops to US-Mexico Border

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Biden Administration Approves Sending Troops to US-Mexico Border
The Biden administration has authorized the deployment of 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to assist law enforcement and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents, amid concerns of a surge of migrants following the lifting of Title 42.

But don’t call it a crisis!

Fox News reported that troops will not engage in law enforcement activities but will instead perform administrative and transport roles.

More from Fox News:

The 90-day deployment is not inconsistent with support to the border going back to the George W. Bush administration, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said. The Pentagon said the Department of Homeland Security requested the troops, which will arrive as early as May 10.

Officials said the troop deployment would be similar to deployments to the border ordered by former President Donald Trump. The troops would be armed for self-defense but would not assist with law enforcement. 

The CBP previously warned migrants that illegal entry into the US would result in removal. The Biden administration developed a new asylum rule to bar illegal migrants from claiming asylum unless they have scheduled an appointment via the CBP One app.

Many in the media are reporting that the deployment of troops is expected to draw criticism from some Democrats and immigration activists. Fox News reported, “While Mayorkas has stressed that the ‘presumption of ineligibility’ will be rebuttable and there are exemptions made for some people, it has enraged some Democrats and immigration activists who claim it is similar to the Trump-era transit ban and that it encroaches on the right of anyone from anywhere in the world to claim asylum at the U.S. border.”

I guess Democrats didn’t hear that an unpopular president has an election coming up.

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