The Biden administration recently announced plans to send an additional 800 U.S. military members to the southern border to assist with processing migrants but not to aid law enforcement efforts.
According to Biden’s Department of Homeland Security, the active-duty troops will “assist with logistics and other functions at the border to allow more Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents and officers to return to their core mission and responsibilities.”
There are already 2,500 National Guard members deployed at the border to aid with paperwork and other processing operations, which would otherwise tie up Customs and Border Protection officers. The DHS reported that there are currently 24,000 Border Patrol agents along the southern border, and the deployment of troops will free them up to return to the field.
