Declaring illegal immigration a national emergency, Trump ordered the Pentagon to provide support for border wall construction

The Trump administration Monday ended use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.

Hours after the Pentagon announced that it would send 1,500 active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico, reports surfaced that the number was actually 10,000.

President Donald Trump launched a sweeping immigration crackdown, tasking the U.S. military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum.

Robert Salesses, deputy director of the Pentagon’s Washington Headquarters ... support for aerial reconnaissance in support of CBP personnel on the ground,” NORTHCOM said.

The federal officer killed while on duty near the Canadian border has been identified as a U.S. Air Force veteran who provided security at the Pentagon during the Sept. 11 attacks.

Migrants who waited months to cross the U.S. border with Mexico learned their CBP One appointments had been canceled moments after Donald Trump was sworn in as president.

The Pentagon’s Transportation Command will use military aircraft to send more than 5,000 undocumented immigrants from San Diego and El Paso, Texas, who are detained by Customs and Border Protection, Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said in a statement. The troops also will assist in building new border fences and barriers.

President Donald Trump began his term by taking a series of sweeping immigration executive actions Monday that included declaring a national emergency at the US southern border, immediately ending use of a border app called CBP One that had allowed migrants to legally enter the United States,

President Donald Trump on Monday kicked off his sweeping immigration crackdown, tasking the U.S. military with aiding border security, issuing a broad ban on asylum and taking steps to restrict citizenship for children born on U.