Trump administration is preparing to extend troops' stay on the border
by David S. Cloud, Los Angeles Times
Nov 29, 2018
2 minutes
WASHINGTON - Pentagon officials are considering whether to keep U.S. troops along the southwest border an additional 45 days, potentially extending a controversial mission to assist the Border Patrol into next year, U.S. officials said.
The 5,800 troops now deployed in California, Arizona and Texas are scheduled to depart Dec. 15. But the Department of Homeland Security, parent agency of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, has opened discussions
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