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    Pentagon: 5,000 Troops Will Be Deployed To U.S.-Mexico Border

    The troops will likely be active-duty Army personnel. As U.S. troops are prohibited from performing law enforcement activities within the United States, they will be in support roles only.
    by Tom Bowman Oct 29, 2018 1 minute
    A Border Protection officer stands next to a recently completed section of the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, Calif., on Friday. The Pentagon says it will send 5,000 U.S. troops to the border.

    The U.S. military will be sending 5,000 support troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, the Pentagon announced on Monday.

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