Trump shuts off access to asylum, plans to send 10,000 troops to border
Donald Trump,Immigration,Border Crisis,Asylum Seekers,Migrants,US-Mexico Border
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President Donald Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the southern border, where they will support Border Patrol agents under new orders to shut off access to asylum, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection briefing document obtained by The Washington Post.
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