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April 29, 2019

Pentagon Plan Would Expand Role for Military on U.S.-Mexico Border
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Top Pentagon officials are backing a Department of Homeland Security
request to allow members of the U.S. military to come in contact with
migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border. If approved, the plan would
provide waivers for about 300 troops to work as cooks and drivers for
immigration agencies. The plan would also bring in military lawyers to
work on immigration cases in civilian courts.


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