Troops have assisted at the border before and will be limited to support roles unless the administration invokes the Insurrection Act.

U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days

Thousands of migrants are now in limbo at the U.S.-Mexico border after President Trump shut down the main legal channel for asylum seekers to enter the country. Many had waited months for immigration appointments,

U.S. border agents have been instructed to summarily deport migrants crossing into the country illegally without allowing them to request legal protection.