Biden sends 1.5K troops to southern border to discourage migrants

Migrants who crossed the border trough the Rio Bravo from Mexico into the U.S. wait next to the U.S. border wall where U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard on March 30, 2023 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
Migrants who crossed the border trough the Rio Bravo from Mexico into the U.S. wait next to the U.S. border wall where U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard on March 30, 2023 in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Photo credit Getty Images

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS RADIO) – As the lifting of Title 42 draws nearer, President Biden has approved sending 1,500 U.S. troops to the southern border in an effort to support immigration authorities.

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A potential increase of migrant crossings looms once the pandemic-era restrictions come to an end. For more on this KCBS Radio's Eric Thomas spoke with Bill Hing, Professor of Immigration Law and Policy at the University of San Francisco, and author of the upcoming book 'Humanizing Immigration' out this summer, on "Ask An Expert."

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