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FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2018, file photo, a migrant from Cuba rests and waits to enter the U.S. on the Mexican side of the Paso Del Norte International Bridge between El Paso, Texas, and Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The U.S. government says it's sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in case a federal appeals court strikes down one of the Trump administration's key policies. Senior Customs and Border Protections officials said Friday that active duty personnel will be in place at ports of entry in El Paso and San Diego this weekend. (Rudy Gutierrez/The El Paso Times via AP, File)

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US sending military police to two border crossings
March 6, 2020 11:38 a.m.

US sending military police to two border crossings

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. government says it is sending 160 military police and engineers to two official border crossings to deal with asylum seekers in case a federal appeals court strikes down one of the Trump administration's key policies.