The Pentagon announced the deployment of
1,500 active duty troops
to the southern border of the United States on May 2, 2023.
Bringing
the total of military personnel
stationed along the U.S.-Mexico border
to 4,000
, with 2,500 National Guard troops.
DHS director
Mayorkas, made the request as a safeguard against
potential unrest at the border
as Title 42 is abrogated.
Title 42 was
revived by the Trump white house in 2020
allowing for the summary expulsion of migrants and asylum seekers.
The measure resulted in
young children being held in detention centers
and deported to Mexico without a parent or guardian.
Despite promises to end Title 42 during the 2020 election cycle,
the Biden Administration would expand the rule
.
In December 2022, biden appealed a District Court's decision to repeal Title,
seeking to preserve the CDC's authority to regulate immigration
.
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