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M.B. Mack

Trump Sends Military to US/Mexico Border to Ramp Up Migrant Detentions and Border Wall Construction

Trump has escalated his rhetoric and policy initiatives aimed at curbing immigration through militarized enforcement. (Credit: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump has ordered the U.S. military to take direct action along the southern border to block migrant crossings, citing national security and invoking emergency powers.

On January 20, 2025, Trump signed Executive Order 14167, which gave the military a newly defined role in protecting the "territorial integrity" of the United States by sealing the southern border and repelling what he described as an "invasion" of unlawful migrants.

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