The US Department of Defense has announced the deployment of 1,500 active-duty military personnel to the southern border to provide operational support to US immigration authorities. The troops will not carry out any law enforcement duties, but rather help with transportation, administrative duties, narcotics detection, data entry and warehouse support. This move has come as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials prepare for an expected rise in illegal crossings of as many as 10,000 per day when pandemic-related migration restrictions under Title 42 expire. Daily migrant arrivals have already risen to over 7,000 in recent days. The deployment will provide some relief to CBP officials and will last for 90 days. President Biden gave the Pentagon emergency authorization to assist Homeland Security in its efforts to combat international drug trafficking last month. Several administrations have sought military support to manage the situation at the southern border with as many as 5,000 troops deployed there under the Trump administration. The troops are expected to begin arriving at the border as soon as May 10.