Trump: We Will Guard Our Border With Our Military
Saagar Enjeti White House Correspondent
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. military will be used to guard the U.S.-Mexico border.
“We are going to be guarding our border with our military. That’s a big step,” Trump told Reporters gathered at the White House. “We cannot have people flowing into our country illegally, disappearing, and by the way never showing up for court.”
The President’s comments appear to take aim at current U.S. policy which requires border agents to catch then release family units who arrive at the borer from noncontiguous countries.
He also said he had spoken with Secretary of Defense James Mattis about the use of the military to guard the border.
Mexican authorities responded to Trump’s Sunday threat to kill NAFTA by pledging to disband the caravan and allow some transmitters to apply for asylum in Mexico. The organizers, however, said many members of the group will continue marching north towards the US-Mexico border where, if they claim asylum and are with a family unit, they legally must be released into the interior of the country.
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