As the May 11 deadline approaches for the end of Title 42, the pandemic immigration policy instituted by former President Trump, President Biden plans to send 1,500 military personnel to the Southwest border to help fill "capability gaps" in preparation for an increase in migrants. However, some are criticizing Biden's decision to send troops, pointing out that the Obama and Bush administrations have done so in the past. The deployment mirrors the approach used by the Trump administration in both 2018 and 2019 when it sent troops to the border ahead of expected upticks in migrant arrivals. Nevertheless, the Biden administration notes that the new addition is standard practice and is not expected to engage in law enforcement activities. Instead, troops are expected to offer monitoring and detection, data entry, and warehouse support, freeing up DHS law enforcement personnel to perform their critical missions. Meanwhile, House Republicans are coalescing around a wide-ranging bill that would revamp immigration laws and require more staffing at federal law enforcement agencies.