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UH-72 Lakota helicopters take off from the Armed Forces Reserve Center at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Friday, April 6, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Their mission is part of an order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump earlier in the week, aimed at targeting drug trafficking and illegal immigration. (Amanda Voisard/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

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Arizona and Texas announced Friday that they would send 400 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border by next week in response to President Donald Trump's call for troops to fight drug trafficking and illegal immigration.

By PAUL J. WEBER & NOMAAN MERCHANT, AP April 7, 2018