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| Military will use lethal force at Mexico border if needed - Trump | Military will use lethal force at Mexico border if needed - Trump |
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| US President Donald Trump has given troops permission to use lethal force if needed at the border with Mexico, adding that there could be a government shutdown next month over border security. | US President Donald Trump has given troops permission to use lethal force if needed at the border with Mexico, adding that there could be a government shutdown next month over border security. |
| Trump's statements come just one day after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said he had been granted authority to allow troops to exhibit greater power to help protect border officials. | |
| Around 5,800 active duty troops have been sent to the US-Mexico border to bolster defenses ahead of the expected arrival of a migrant caravan consisting mostly of Hondurans. | |
| It comes just days after a judge temporarily blocked Trump's order to ban Central American migrants who entered the US illegally from applying for asylum. The US president has repeatedly referred to the migrant caravan as an "invasion" and argued that it contains "hardened criminals." | |
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