Biden justifies troop deployment to border due to expected migration surge.

President Biden defended his decision to send 1,500 troops to the southern border to free up border agents ahead of expiring pandemic-era Title 42 restrictions. The troops will not perform law enforcement functions or interact with migrants, but will do administrative tasks. Critics on both sides of the aisle have spoken out against allowing Title 42 to expire and sending troops to the border. Biden called for a legislative response to pass immigration legislation and a path to citizenship for young illegal migrants who came to the U.S. as children.