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U.S. will add 500 troops at Mexico border during coronavirus pandemic: officials

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U.S. will add 500 troops at Mexico border during coronavirus pandemic: officialsThe Pentagon will send roughly 500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to assist federal border agents amid the coronavirus pandemic, three U.S. officials told Reuters. The sources said the Pentagon approved a request by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The United States already maintains an average of 5,000 troops at the southwest border to support Border Patrol by performing non-law enforcement duties.

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