exclusive: President-elect Trump will order the deployment of troops to the United States on Monday southern border, Repealing a Biden-era parole policy and designating international cartels as foreign terrorist organizations — part of a series of nearly a dozen executive orders aimed at overhauling U.S. border and immigration policies.
Fox News has obtained exclusive details on three of the 11 executive orders related to border security and immigration that Trump is expected to sign after taking office.
In an order, Trump will immediately direct the federal government to resume construction of the border wall, which has largely ended during the Biden administration. The order would also end Biden-era parole policies, including the use of the CBP One application to parol immigrants into the United States, as well as the parole process for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV) — under which each 30,000 citizens are paroled every month. Allowed to enter by air and granted parole. Nearly 1.5 million immigrants have been admitted under the CHNV and CBP One programs.
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The order will also order government agencies to resume Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP)known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. The Biden administration has ended a Trump-era policy that required migrants to remain in Mexico during their asylum hearings.
The second order would order U.S. troops to deploy to the border under U.S. Northern Command and would “direct the military to prioritize our own borders and territorial integrity in the strategic planning of its operations.” It would direct the military to prioritize U.S. borders and territorial integrity in strategic planning.
The secretary of defense will be required to provide a unified command plan in which military resources will be integrated with federal law enforcement and intelligence “to ensure seamless operations and maximum effectiveness,” according to the order’s fact sheet.
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“This executive order sends a clear message that the United States intends to exercise sovereignty over its lands and borders and that the armed forces have a role to play in protecting our borders,” Fox News learned.
The third order would designate international cartels and organizations, including MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua, as foreign terrorist organizations (FTO) and specially designated global terrorists (SDGT). The FTO designation allows for targeted action against members, including financial penalties.
The order, which declares these groups to act as quasi-governmental actors in certain areas and flood the United States with criminals and drugs, would declare these groups a threat to national security and invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to cease their activities.
The orders will be three of 11 border-related executive orders Trump is expected to sign on Monday. He is expected to announce some in his inaugural address and others when the White House signs the deal.
It’s the clearest sign yet from the incoming administration that it fully intends to deliver on its cornerstone campaign promise to secure the southern border and launch a military operation. Historic mass deportations.
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It follows a years-long crisis at the southern border that began in 2021 and continued into 2024 as Mexico took more action and Biden’s June executive order barred immigrants from applying for asylum. , the crisis gradually slowed down.
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Trump appointed former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Tom Homan as “border czar” to oversee border security and deportations. He also nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to be the next Secretary of Homeland Security.
“Border security must remain a top priority,” Noem told lawmakers on Friday.