Troops have assisted at the border before and will be limited to support roles unless the administration invokes the Insurrection Act.
U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days.
U.S.-Mexico border for a deployment that includes the use of military aircraft to conduct deportation flights and support for construction efforts to extend the wall that separates the two countries.
A White House spokesman said the Spanish-language pages would soon be reinstated, though officials in Trump’s first administration reneged on a similar promise.
The White House Spanish language page was shut down just hours after President Trump assumed the Oval Office for the second time. The website, whitehouse.gov/es/, was functioning during the
President-elect Trump will sign executive orders renaming the Gulf of Mexico and Mount Denali after his inauguration on Monday.
The Spanish-language website also vanished at the start of President Trump’s first term. No time frame was set for restoring it.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, the White House confirmed on Wednesday, putting in motion plans President Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.
President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.
Two University of New Mexico professors recently received one of the highest distinctions, recognized by the white house for their work in teaching and research