Active duty troops on the southern border with Mexico began carrying out 'welfare checks' on detained migrants earlier this month to help out overwhelmed Customs and Border Protection agents, two US defense officials have told CNN
Active duty troops on the southern border with Mexico began carrying out"welfare checks" on detained migrants earlier this month to help out overwhelmed Customs and Border Protection agents, two US defense officials have told CNN.
The news comes as the Pentagon confirmed that it had approved a request Tuesday night from the Department of Homeland Security to authorize and fund an additional 1,000 National Guard troops to be deployed in support of CBP agents on border. Those National Guard forces will be under the command of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas.
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