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Pentagon to send up to 1,500 active duty troops to help secure US-Mexico border, officials say

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69% Informative

Troops are prohibited by law from doing law enforcement duties on the border, but that may change.

The forces are expected to be used to support border patrol agents, with logistics, transportation and construction of barriers.

The active duty forces would join the roughly 2,500 U.S. National Guard and Reserve forces already there.

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76

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76

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74

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formal

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English

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62

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not offensive

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not hateful

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not detected

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short-lived

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