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    White House approves broad new powers for US troops on the border

    by David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times Nov 21, 2018 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - In a broad expansion of the controversial military mission along the southwest border, the White House has authorized extensive new powers for U.S. troops to potentially use against migrants, including searches, detentions, crowd control and, if necessary, deadly force.

    A memo signed by White House chief of staff John F. Kelly authorized the 5,900 troops on the border to protect Border Patrol officers and other U.S. personnel. It could put U.S. soldiers or Marines in direct contact with migrants for the first time since President Donald Trump rushed them to border posts in Arizona, Texas and California shortly before the Nov. 6 midterm election.

    The four-page memo authorizes troops to conduct "crowd

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