Explainer: Why Biden is sending troops to US-Mexico border

A member of the Texas National Guard installs a barbed-wire barrier on the border between El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, May 3, 2023. [AP Photo]

The Biden administration is sending 1,500 active-duty military personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border, as it expects an increase in migrant arrivals after May 11 when coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions known as Title 42 ends.

The troops will support U.S. Customs and Border Protection efforts on the border for about 90 days, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder said in a statement this week.