The United States Coast Guard announced on Tuesday that various assets would work to achieve the objectives described in President Donald Trump’s first executive orders about American territorial integrity.
Adm. Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, said in a news release that the “world’s premiere maritime law enforcement agency” would fulfill its mission of “protecting America’s maritime borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty.”
Those actions especially relate to the threat of illegal immigration.
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“Per the President’s Executive Orders, I have directed my operational commanders to immediately surge assets—cutters, aircraft, boats and deployable specialized forces—to increase Coast Guard presence and focus,” Lunday said.
The surge of assets will take place in the area approaching Florida to prevent maritime mass migrations from Haiti and Cuba, as well
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