The Department of Homeland Security is requesting approximately 280 additional US troops and other logistical support for operations on the southern border, the Pentagon says
The request, which was sent to the Pentagon on Wednesday, has yet to be signed by acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, according to defense officials.The proposed additional US troops will include 20 military lawyers to help represent DHS in immigration courts, 100 support personnel to help provide food and other humanitarian care to migrants, and 160 drivers to help transport migrants in Customs and Border Protection custody from border patrol stations to CBP facilities.
When you think about their finite ability to do apprehensions, they're really kind of trapped back in the processing side of things," Shanahan said.
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