U.S. troop deployment increases at U.S.-Mexico border

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U.S. troop deployment increases at U.S.-Mexico border

The Trump Administration has started deploying active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration. Pentagon officials say 1,500 soldiers will be part of the first wave. But according to multiple reports, as many as 10,000 could ultimately be sent. This would be in addition to troops already stationed there, like in Texas, where National Guardsmen have been aiding border patrol agents for years. Toni Waterman reports.