US boosts Mexico border staff to control rising migrant inflows
Staff will include 175 law enforcement officials and about 400 security personnel
Washington — The Trump administration plans to redirect Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff to the US southern border to assist with immigration duties and migrant flows, the TSA said on Wednesday. A TSA spokesperson said that the bureau was looking for volunteers to support efforts at the US border with Mexico, where the government has said it is grappling with record numbers of people. “TSA, like all department of homeland security components, is supporting the DHS effort to address the humanitarian and security crisis at the southwest border. TSA is in the process of soliciting volunteers to support this effort while minimising operational impact,” TSA spokesperson James Gregory said. The TSA border assignment will last at least 45 days and comes at the start of the busy summer travel season, which a US official acknowledged carried “some risk”, CNN reported, citing an internal e-mail it obtained. TSA staff will include 175 law enforcement officials, including...
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