Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

Of the many executive orders President Donald Trump has issued, including declaring a national emergency and an invasion at the southwest border, two outline his plan to implement a plan to retain operational control of U.

The Pentagon will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the southwestern border by the end of the month, a Defense Department official said on Wednesday, helping to fulfill one of President Trump’s main goals to stem the flow of migrants into the United States.

The U.S. military is preparing to send about 1,000 additional active-duty troops to the border with Mexico, a U.S. official said, just two days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration.

The U.S. Pentagon is sending an additional 1,500 active-duty troops to the southern border by the end of the week, a senior U.S. military official told Fox News.