Some Democrats and immigration activists also have verbally attacked Mr Biden for gradually toughening his approach to border security. Republicans have criticised him for rolling back the hardline policies of former president Donald Trump.
Record numbers of migrants have been caught illegally crossing the US-Mexico border since President Joe Biden took office in 2021. The so-called Title 42 restrictions, set to end on 11 May, allow US authorities to rapidly expel non-Mexican migrants to Mexico without the chance to seek asylum. The force will be in addition to an ongoing deployment of about 2,500 National Guard troops. They will conduct ground-based monitoring, data entry and warehouse support to free up border agents and "fill critical capability gaps," he added. The 90-day deployment of active-duty troops will supplement the work of US Border Patrol but not carry out law enforcement duties, department spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement. The US government will temporarily send 1,500 additional troops to help secure the US-Mexico border, the Department of Defense has said, in preparation for a possible rise in illegal immigration when Covid-19 restrictions are lifted next week.
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