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U.S. sending 1,500 active-duty troops to southern border amid migration spike

The Biden administration is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to provide operational support to U.S. immigration authorities grappling with a sharp increase in migrant crossings ahead of the end of pandemic-era migration restrictions. Nancy Cordes reports from the White House.
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