Part of Trump’s mission to ‘direct the Department of Defense to make homeland security a core mission of the agency’ and for the Pentagon to finally ‘take homeland security seriously.
Donald Trump is ramping up his widespread immigration crackdown with thousands of active troops being rapidly surged to the border to take ‘complete operational control’.
Just 48 hours after taking office, the president accelerated his plan to secure the border and deport millions of migrants nationwide.
He ordered the Pentagon to sending the military in to help border agents who have been overwhelmed by the surge in crossings from Mexico under Joe Biden.
The new deployment of about 1,500 troops comes after CBP One asylum appointments were canceled and the Biden-era app was shut down.
Migrants waiting in Mexico broke down in tears as they looked at the app on their phones to see their eagerly-anticipated meetings with U.S. immigration officials no longer existed.
In his latest executive order Trump reiterated the importance of installing troops at the border and emphasizing their role in securing America’s defense and national security.
Already, there are 2,500 troops at the border helping Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as part of Joint Task Force-North, US Northern Command’s border mission based out of El Paso, Texas.
Trump’s order will mean 1,500 more get there by the end of January.
There is also a National Guard contingent called Operation Lonestar, headed by the Texas National Guard and directed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Roughly 4,500 National Guardsmen are currently assigned to that mission.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the latest troops are preparing to deploy, or are already on their way to the border.
She said it is part of Trump’s mission to ‘direct the Department of Defense to make homeland security a core mission of the agency’ and for the Pentagon to finally ‘take homeland security seriously.’
As the U.S. prepares to deport potentially millions of illegal immigrants, the Mexican government is erecting a temporary shelter near the very southern tip of the border with Texas in Matamoros, Mexico.
The shelter is being set up by members of the Mexican Navy and municipal employees to be able to handle the influx of possible mass deportations from the U.S. in coming months.
Images were captured on Wednesday of U.S. CBP transport vehicles unloading migrants as they were forced back over the border.
Mexican police and immigration officials received the deportees crossing back to Mexico from Nogales, Arizona.
Trump is reinstating his remain in Mexico policy, which requires migrants who are seeking asylum in the U.S. to wait for their court date in the country from which they crossed.
The troops already at the border perform mostly logistics and bureaucratic tasks such as data entry, detection, monitoring and vehicle maintenance. And those being ordered there now are likely to assist in more of the same.
Even more forces are expected to be deployed there in coming weeks and months.
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BREAKING: President Trump Signs Executive Order Shutting Down ALL Physical Entry Of Migrants at Southern Border
President Trump has one message to those trying to invade America: Sorry, we’re closed.
Trump has just signed an executive order suspending the physical entry of aliens engaged in the ongoing invasion of the United States through the U.S.-Mexican border.
This includes designated crossings and ports of entry.
“Through the exercise of his authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act and the Constitution of the United States, President Trump is authorizing and directing the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Department of State to take all necessary action to immediately repel, repatriate, and remove illegal aliens across the southern border of the United States,” the order reads.
“Through the exercise of his authority, President Trump has further restricted access to the provisions of the immigration laws that would enable any illegal alien involved in an invasion across the southern border of the United States to remain in the United States, such as asylum,” it continues.
This makes another critical promise kept by Trump, who promised to seal the border on “Day One.”
Hughes Fire, latest wildfire to explode in LA-area, could ‘go nuclear,’ expert warns
A terrifying new wildfire burning out of control north of Los Angeles that has already torched 5,300 (updated) acres could “go nuclear,” a wildfire expert warned.
That blaze is now called the Hughes Fire, and although it has not reached urban areas, authorities have issued an evacuation order for nearby communities, including roughly 18,000 people in the town of Castaic.
At about 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, a huge column of smoke was spotted in the wilderness near Santa Clarita, California, prompting first responders to request four aircraft and 50 fire engines, according to the fire monitoring organization Watch Duty.
That initial request indicated a fire that was already nearly out of control, said Jacob Weigler, Wildfire Coordinator for Central Pierce County, Washington, who has been in contact with colleagues near the scene and monitoring the fire’s spread.
“That one’s gonna go nuclear. It’s big,” Weigler told The Post.“You know what the fuels are capable of doing in that area right now, and what the wind does is going to be a big deal for this,” he added, referring to the recent high winds and dry conditions that sparked the deadly and ongoing LA wildfires earlier this month.
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