President Donald Trump is rolling out plans to deploy additional active-duty troops to the southern border, moving quickly on his promise to end the country's illegal immigration crisis, according to reports.
This was announced by US officials. fox news The Trump administration's Pentagon announced Wednesday that it is preparing to disperse 1,500 troops to various locations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
“We detect, interdict, and stop illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and other terrorist and hostile activities before they reach our borders.”
It is not immediately clear which troops will be sent or where they will be stationed. However, the news agency said the administration plans to make a formal announcement on Wednesday night.
U.S. officials told Fox News that additional troops would arrive by the end of January.
In May 2023, former President Joe Biden stationed 2,500 military personnel at the southern border. The troops are expected to remain in the country until the end of fiscal year 2025, the news agency said.
Military personnel are not directly tasked with immigration control. In turn, they provide other support to Customs and Border Protection and other agencies, including detection and surveillance, logistics, management, and mechanical support.
President Trump is also working to protect the nation's coastlines from the possibility of mass migration from the ocean.
Admiral Kevin Lunday, acting Coast Guard commander, said: statement On Tuesday, it announced “immediate action in support” of President Trump's executive order.
“The U.S. Coast Guard is the world's first maritime law enforcement agency and is critical to protecting America's maritime borders, territorial integrity, and sovereignty,” Landay said. “In accordance with the President's Executive Order, I am directing the Operational Commander to immediately deploy assets such as cutters, aircraft, boats, and deployable special forces to increase the Coast Guard's presence and focus, starting with the following key areas: I was instructed to increase the number of people.”
Runday explained that the Coast Guard presence has been increased “at the southeastern border of the United States as it approaches Florida to deter and interdict mass seaborne migration from Haiti and Cuba.”
It also has a growing presence around Alaska, Hawaii, and several U.S. territories.
In addition, the Coast Guard protects the area between southern Florida and the Bahamas, the Pacific Ocean between the United States and Mexico, the Gulf of America between Texas and Mexico, and the “maritime portion of the southwestern United States border.”
“Working with our teammates at the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Defense, we detect, interdict, and stop illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and other terrorist and hostile activities before they reach our borders.” said.
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