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Up to 10,000 troops could be sent to the US-Mexico border as part of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
This is according to an internal memo seen by the BBC’s US partner CBS News.
A military source says the US president has already ordered 1,500 troops to the border to install barriers.
The Customs and Border Protection memo is dated January 21, the day after Trump’s inauguration.
It says the initial boost of 1,500 troops, to be sent to San Diego in California and El Paso in Texas, will join the 2,500 soldiers already stationed at the border.
The memo also says that US Department of Defense bases may be used as holding facilities for migrants waiting to be deported.
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