The U.S. response to the surge at the southern border is ramping up.
More than 300 additional U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents are reportedly being deployed to the border amid the surge.
CNN reports they're being moved from other sectors to help out.
The surge is being fueled by unaccompanied migrant children and border resources are being strained.
Republicans call the situation a national crisis.
The White House has put the blame on the policies of the prior Trump administration.
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