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U.S. sending 1,500 troops to southern border amid expected migrant surge

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border to provide operational support to U.S. immigration authorities amid an expected increase in migrant crossings ahead of the end of pandemic-era migration restrictions. CBS News reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more on what is expected over the next few weeks.
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