Expecting jump in illegal migrants, US sending troops to border

WASHINGTON D.C.: The Pentagon has said that the Biden administration will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the US-Mexico border.

The move is in preparation for a possible increase in illegal immigration, after the end of COVID-19 border restrictions earlier this month.

"The 90-day deployment of active-duty troops will supplement the work of the US Border Patrol, but not carry out la