WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump followed through with a border security executive order signed on Monday by ordering the deployment of 1,500 active duty servicemembers to the U.S. southern border.
Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses is expected to sign the deployment orders on Wednesday, according to a report by the Associated Press. At this time, it is not clear what type of troops will be deployed to the border region. The troop deployment location is also not known at this time.
On Monday, Breitbart reported that President Donald Trump signed an executive order, “Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States.” It was one of ten executive orders relating to border security and illegal immigration signed on Monday by
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