Pentagon to send 5,000 troops to border as migrants inch closer

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Pentagon to send 5,000 troops to border as migrants inch closer

The Pentagon is preparing to send about 5,000 additional active duty troops to support border authorities' efforts to stop Central American migrants bound for the US, according to a defense official and an official familiar with the current plan.

Source: Pentagon to send 5,000 troops to border as migrants inch closer