Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly released two memorandums Tuesday explaining changes to “stem illegal immigration” and remove illegal aliens “who have no lawful basis to enter or remain in the United States.” The memos also stated 10,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 5,000 Border Patrol, as well as 500 Air and Marine agents would be hired immediately to help shore up security.
“It is in the national interest of the United States to prevent criminals and criminal organizations from destabilizing border security,” Kelly wrote in one of the two memos.
Trump announced a series of executive orders last month to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security by providing more resources and tools to prevent undocumented immigrants and those who pose a threat to the U.S. from entering the country. “Protecting the American people is the highest priority of our government and this department,” it says on the DHS website.
But how safe is the border? Here are some things you should know via U.S. Customs and Border Protection:
Below is the DHS memo on increasing border security stating that Trump’s order will implement “new policies designed to stem illegal immigration and facilitate the detection, apprehension, detention and removal of aliens who have no lawful basis to enter or remain in the United States.”
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