The Defense Department has begun to repatriate illegal immigrants, using military cargo aircraft as the Trump administration steps up its crackdown at the southern border. The first such military flight out of El Paso,

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order declaring a "national emergency" at the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday night.

Migrant Caravan Leaves Southern Mexico on Trump Inauguration Eve | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G A migrant caravan departed from Tapachula in Mexico on Monday (Jan 20), heading toward the northern border with the United States.

WASHINGTON -- 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.

More than 220 million people across the United States are facing dangerous cold that will also open the door for a potentially historic and crippling winter storm that could deliver snow as far south as Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.

These caravans make up only a small portion of the daily migration through Mexico toward the U.S. border. Most of these groups break apart after a few days, with migrants continuing their journey in smaller groups or with their families.

The amount of snow the Gulf Coast States received makes this weather system the worst winter storm in over 120 years. Before 120 years ago, record keeping was unreliable or not recorded at all.

The Trump administration is expanding the use of a fast-track deportation authority nationwide. “Expedited removal” gives enforcement agencies broad authority to deport people without appearing before an immigration judge.

U.S. military C-17 aircraft began flying out migrants on orders from President Donald Trump on Friday, as the Pentagon prepared to send even more troops to southern border, including from the Army's elite 82nd Airborne division.