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Texas base to house thousands of troops along border

Published February 20, 2024 at 5:06 AM PST
U.S. military stop migrants from crossing into El Paso, Texas, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Christian Chavez/AP)
U.S. military stop migrants from crossing into El Paso, Texas, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Christian Chavez/AP)

Texas is building a base that will hold more than 2,000 troops along the border.

Julián Aguilar, breaking news reporter and producer for the Texas Newsroom, joins us to discuss.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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