this United States Coast Guard The United States announced the deployment of personnel and equipment to various U.S. maritime borders on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump fired military leaders.

Coast Guard Acting Commandant Adm. Kevin Lundy said in a statement that Coast Guard personnel will work to detect and deter illegal immigration in support of the executive orders Trump issued this week.

“The U.S. Coast Guard is the world’s premier maritime law enforcement agency and is critical to protecting the maritime borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the United States,” Lundy said. “In accordance with the President’s executive order, I have directed my combatant commanders to immediately Sending additional assets – patrol boats, aircraft, ships and deployable special forces – to increase Coast Guard presence and focus…”

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The Coast Guard said it was taking immediate action to support the executive order signed by President Donald Trump the day after he was sworn in. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Key areas where the authorities will focus their efforts including waters Florida blocks and deters immigrants from Haiti and Cuba from entering the United States as well as maritime borders around Alaska, Hawaii, and the U.S. territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, American Somoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Lundy also wrote in the release that the agency would target “the maritime border between Texas and Mexico in the Gulf of America.”

On Monday, Trump signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico. exist federal executive order: “Reviving a name that honors American greatness,” Section 4 names “the region formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico…an integral asset to our once thriving nation…and an indelible part of the United States.” U.S. Gulf”.

This appears to be the first time a federal agency has acknowledged the name change.

The Coast Guard said it would also target the Bahamas and South Florida, as well as the Pacific between the United States and Mexico.

In addition, the Coast Guard will provide support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) authorities on the maritime portion of the U.S. southwest border.

“Coordinate with us Department of Homeland Security Together with our teammates at the Department of Defense, we will detect, deter, and deter illegal immigration, drug smuggling, and other terrorist or hostile activity before it reaches our borders,” a release said.

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel sails off the coast of Key West, Florida. The Coast Guard said Tuesday it will deploy more resources to certain areas in support of President Trump’s executive order cracking down on illegal immigration. (iStock)

The Coast Guard says six suspects were involved in deadly human smuggling incidents over the past week.

On Monday, Trump also issued a series of executive orders to crack down on illegal immigration.

Among the many accusations was the firing of Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, 61, who was fired by acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamin Huffman.

U.S. Coast Guard Commander Adm. Linda Fagan was fired by Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Benjamin Huffman. (Getty Images)

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Huffman did not give a reason for the firing, but a senior DHS official told Fox News that Fagan was removed due to a failure to address border security threats, inadequate leadership on recruiting and retention, and a lack of support for icebreakers and helicopters. mismanagement of key procurement aspects, excessive procurement focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and the “erosion of trust” resulting from the mishandling and cover-up of Operation Foul Anchor, the Coast Guard’s review of the Coast Guard’s Internal investigation of assault cases coast guard academy.

Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz contributed to this report.