Immigration

Most US troops deployed to border will be unarmed, Pentagon says

By Jamie McIntyre
Published November 5, 2018 6:55pm ET
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Most US troops deployed to border will be unarmed, Pentagon says
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders talks with reporters outside the White House, Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, in Washington. | (Evan Vucci/AP)

The 7,000 active duty military troops deployed to the southwest border under orders from President Trump aren’t likely to be shooting any migrants.

In fact, most won’t even be armed.

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