Premier combat troops have been ordered to the southern border, as part of Trump’s militarization of immigration.

The unusual use of front-line troops on border comes after Trump ordered the military to give priority to border security.

U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying detained migrants out of the country on Friday, following orders from President Donald Trump, as the Pentagon prepared to send more troops to the southern border,

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. officials said Wednesday, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.