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August 31, 2010

Predator Drones to Begin Patrolling Texas-Mexico Border
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has announced the US will
begin flying Predator surveillance drones out of Corpus Christi, Texas,
beginning tomorrow. This will give US Customs and Border Protection
agents the ability to use drones to remotely monitor the entire
southwest border with Mexico from Texas to California. Meanwhile, the
first round of National Guard forces have arrived in the Arizona desert
to patrol the border. More National Guard troops are expected to be
deployed to southern California tomorrow.



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