President Trump on Wednesday ordered the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to work with the nation’s border governors to deploy National Guard troops to the U.S. Southwest border to help combat a renewed rise in illegal border crossings into the country.The administration hasn’t finalized troop deployment plans, saying that coordination still must be done with governors of border states. The troops will support U.S Customs and Border Protection, which has responsibility for monitoring legal and illegal entry into the…
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