A CBP spokesman said the deployment to San Diego and El Paso would begin Saturday and last for two weeks.
in response to a series of adverse federal court rulings limiting the implementation of his restrictive border enforcement policies, as well as growing concerns over the spread of the new coronavirus.
The border agency's announcement emphasized the role that a Feb. 28 ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco factored into their decision to deploy troops to those two cities. "CBP Ports of Entry are not designed or equipped to handle extremely large groups of travelers arriving all at the same time and temporary closure of a POE is contemplated as an extreme option, as necessary for public safety and border security," the agency said in a written statement.
The agency has the option, based on current needs, to extend the deployment and even"lift and shift" to other border crossings, he said.
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