President Donald Trump’s mission to secure the U.S.- Mexican border continues with the Pentagon issuing 1,500 active-duty troops.
The president prioritized throughout his presidential campaign to protect the American people from illegal immigrant criminals as his “number one priority for the American people,” according to Press Secretary Karoline Levitt, reported by the Associated Press.
Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses released a statement concerning Trump’s executive order to stop the invasion at the U.S.-Mexican border under the failed previous administration. The executive order states the immediate actions to regain control of the U.S.-Mexican border.
“The Department will provide military airlift to support DHS deportation flights of more than five thousand illegal aliens from the San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas sectors detained by Customs and Border Protection,” he wrote.
“The Department will begin assisting in the construction of temporary and permanent physical barriers to add additional security to curtail illegal border crossings and illicit trafficking,” the statement continued.
The 47th president is sending a strong message that the U.S.-Mexican border is closed, and no more illegal immigrants are allowed to invade the country. Swift deportations and arrests are now taking place, while the U.S. canceled thousands of asylum seekers who want to enter the U.S. at the southern border.