need for the department of defense to assist so that they can continue to do their important work. secretary austin approved that request and that s what we re focused on. the active duty troops will not be permitted to support migrant processing or escort duties or participate in civilian law enforcement activities. they won t be responsible for property seized from migrants or have direct contact with migrants. president biden is sending 1500 quote soldiers to do paperwork. that s not going to secure the border. we need not 1500 soldiers, we 15,000 or to secure the border. most of the troops will be stationed in el paso, texas. the reason the white house has to call on active duty troops is because the decision was not taken in enough time to call up the national guard, sources tell fox. bill: we ve seen the
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we re back with our national lead. the crisis at the border. and it comes after the supreme court issued an order leaving title 42 in place. that has left thousands of migrants in limbo. crowds sleeping on the streets of texas. thousands more in mexico waiting to cross into the u.s. in el paso, customs and border protection officials are preparing for the surge to continue, putting up large tents to help with migrant processing. cnn s leyla santiago is in el paso, where many more are concerned the court s decision could trigger even more illegal crossings. reporter: so, what she wants now, she s hoping to get to dallas to where she knows someone to be able to, as she has repeated, find a better future for her children and work. this woman and her 1-year-old son just finished a four-months long journey from venezuela, through nine different countries, just to be here in the united states of america. her question is, to the people of the united states, to the government of the united
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