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National Guard force is up to full strength at state border with Mexico

National Guard force is up to full strength at state border with Mexico
The National Guard has completed its deployment of more than 500 troops in support of border security agencies along the Arizona-Mexico border.

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National Guard troops deploy on Arizona border Monday

National Guard troops deploy on Arizona border Monday
PHOENIX (AP) — The first of 532 National Guard troops are set to begin their mission in the southern Arizona desert on Monday under President Barack Obama’s plan to beef up U.S.-Mexico border security, although they won’t have any law enforcement authority. Authorities declined to say how many troops would start Monday, but that waves of them will be deploying every Monday until all 532 are …

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