WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has suspended all northbound traffic on the US-Mexico border crossing in California to install additional security barriers after receiving reports that groups of migrants from the caravan were planning to rush illegally through the San Ysidro port of entry.
Meanwhile, the White House is likely to grant US troops on the border with Mexico additional authorities to protect CBP personnel if needed, Reuters reported Monday, citing a US official on the condition of anonymity.
However, Politico reported earlier on Monday citing US Army Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Buchanan that the US Defense Department has planned to complete the withdrawal of all 5,800 troops from the US southern border by Christmas.
According to Politico, the Defense Department will not leave the troops to support the CBP agents in case of a violent clash with undocumented migrants.
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