Biden sends 1,500 troops to US-Mexico border, sparking criticism from both parties.

The US Department of Defense has announced that it will send an additional 1,500 troops to the US-Mexico border, bringing the total number of active duty soldiers deployed to 4,000. The move comes as the US Customs and Border Protection agency installs hundreds of surveillance towers to further secure the southern border. Refugee advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to stop militarising the border, which they consider to be a humanitarian crisis that cannot be solved with deterrence measures. The troops are anticipated to arrive by May 10 and will be stationed at the border for 90 days.