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Securing The Southern Border Two Months Of Decisive Action

Bonisiwe Shabane
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securing the southern border two months of decisive action

Choose which War.gov products you want delivered to your inbox. by Army Maj. Wes Shinego, DOD News (excerpt) img: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Joint Task Force North, U.S. Northern Command, to see the efforts military men and women are undertaking in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to secure the southern border at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb.

3, 2025. In the 2 months since President Donald J. Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has launched a multifront campaign to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations, and illegal immigration. The 52-day period marks a shift in national security priorities, with the administration designating cartels as terrorist threats and deploying thousands of troops, resulting in a 94% reduction in unlawful border crossings. Backed by executive orders, military resources, and international cooperation, these efforts signal a change in border enforcement aimed at restoring sovereignty and protecting American communities.

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq., and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. Over the last 4 years, the United States has endured a large-scale invasion at an unprecedented level. Millions of illegal aliens from nations and regions all around the world successfully entered the United States where they are now residing, including potential terrorists, foreign spies, members of cartels, gangs, and violent transnational...

Deadly narcotics and other illicit materials have flowed across the border while agents and officers spend their limited resources processing illegal aliens for release into the United States. These catch-and-release policies undermine the rule of law and our sovereignty, create substantial risks to public safety and security, and divert critical resources away from stopping the entry of contraband and fugitives into the... We have limited information on the precise whereabouts of a great number of these illegal aliens who have entered the United States over the last 4 years. This cannot stand. A nation without borders is not a nation, and the Federal Government must act with urgency and strength to end the threats posed by an unsecured border. MARCH 14, 2025 – In the two months since President Donald J.

Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has launched a multifront campaign to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations and illegal immigration. The 52-day period marks a shift in national security priorities, with the administration designating cartels as terrorist threats, deploying thousands of troops resulting in a 94% reduction of unlawful border crossings. Backed by executive orders, military resources and international cooperation, these efforts signal a change in border enforcement aimed at restoring sovereignty and protecting American communities. A New National Security FrameworkOn his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order designating Mexican cartels and transnational criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, elevating them to... That move, long advocated by national security experts, reframes cartels as existential dangers rather than criminal enterprises.

Attorney General Pam Bondi’s subsequent Department of Justice memo operationalized this shift, directing prosecutors to pursue terrorism charges under 18 U.S.C. § 2339B alongside traditional drug trafficking and racketeering offenses. By streamlining processes — suspending National Security Division approvals and fast-tracking terrorism-related warrants — the DOJ has empowered law enforcement to act swiftly against cartel leaders with penalties now including life imprisonment or the... DHS Innovated, Leveraged New Partnerships, and Invested in the Workforce to Strengthen Border Security During the Biden-Harris Administration, under the leadership of Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, the U.S.

Department of Homeland Security has taken unprecedented steps that have made the Southwest Border more secure than it was four years ago despite historic levels of global migration. We have done this by investing in our workforce and building new capabilities that expanded and strengthened our ability to secure our borders and enforce immigration law – furthering our national security and public... Over the last four years, DHS has deepened and broadened our work with partners across the federal government, and with counterparts in countries throughout the hemisphere and around the world. At the same time, DHS leadership focused on the workforce, responded to their needs, and invested in helping them do their jobs while promoting their well-being. Since the June 4 Presidential Proclamation Securing the Border, utilizing the President’s 212(f) authority, and the accompanying DHS-DOJ Rule, there has been a continued, meaningful decrease in unlawful border crossings – including a more... November and December encounters between ports of entry were at their lowest level since August 2020, and recent monthly encounter levels have been lower than the monthly average in 2019.

In the first half of January 2025, Border Patrol encounters are nearly 50 percent lower than at the same point in January 2021. The 7-day daily average of encounters currently sits at 1,150 and has been below 1,500 for 21 consecutive days. This executive action has led to significant results; however, our nation’s immigration system requires Congressional action to provide needed resources and additional authorities. When Congress failed to pass the bipartisan border security agreement negotiated in the U.S. Senate, which would have provided the critical personnel and funding needed to further secure our Southern border, this Administration took decisive and effective action. The executive actions further securing the border under the President’s 212(f) authorities detailed above built on a sustained effort by the Administration to rebuild immigration agencies that had been starved of resources and exercise...

Securing the Southern Border: Two Months of Decisive Action In the two months since President Donald J. Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, 2025, the administration has launched a multifront campaign to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, targeting cartels, transnational criminal organizations and illegal immigration. The 52-day period marks a shift in national security priorities, with the administration designating cartels as terrorist threats, deploying thousands of troops resulting in a 94% reduction of unlawful border crossings. Backed by executive orders, military resources and international cooperation, these efforts signal a change in border enforcement aimed at restoring sovereignty and protecting American communities.

On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order designating Mexican cartels and transnational criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, elevating them to the same threat level... That move, long advocated by national security experts, reframes cartels as existential dangers rather than criminal enterprises. Attorney General Pam Bondi's subsequent Department of Justice memo operationalized this shift, directing prosecutors to pursue terrorism charges under 18 U.S.C. SS 2339B alongside traditional drug trafficking and racketeering offenses. MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSETHE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIORTHE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURETHE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITYSUBJECT: Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling InvasionsAs the Chief Executive... Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats.

(Texas Judge states : “The Proclamation makes no reference to and in no manner suggests that a threat exists of an organized, armed group of individuals entering the United States at the direction of... Through Executive Order 14167 of January 20, 2025 (Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States), I assigned the Armed Forces of the United States the military missions of... This memorandum provides additional guidance on securing the southern border to the heads of certain executive departments. Section 1. Policy. (a) to accomplish the military missions described in Executive Order 14167, and to ensure the safety and security of the military and other Federal personnel in areas of military operations within Federal lands along...

In accordance with Proclamation 10886 of January 20, 2025 (Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States), 43 U.S.C. 155 is hereby invoked and the Secretary of the Interior may make withdrawals, reservations, and restrictions of public lands to provide for the utilization of public lands by the Department of Defense to address... 155-158. (The Engle Act, codified as 43 U.S.C. 155-158, places the responsibility on the Secretary of the Interior to process Department of Defense applications for national defense withdrawals, reservations, or restrictions aggregating 5,000 acres or more for any one project or facility. These withdrawals, reservations, or restrictions can only be made by an act of Congress, except in times of war or national emergency declared by the President or the Congress, and except as otherwise expressly...

797) and 18 U.S.C. 1382. ( states : Whoever willfully violates any defense property security regulation shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. )(d) In carrying out activities under this memorandum, members of the Armed Forces will follow rules for the use of force prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 2. Phased Implementation.

The Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Secretary of Homeland Security will initially implement this memorandum on a limited sector of Federal lands designated by the... Within 45 days of the date of this memorandum, the Secretary of Defense shall assess this initial phase. At any time, the Secretary of Defense may extend activities under this memorandum to additional Federal lands along the southern border in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President... (Already addressing adding more land and military control for the future)Sec. 3. General Provisions.

(a) Nothing in this memorandum shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:(i) the authority of the Secretary of Defense to authorize and request that State Governors order members of the National Guard under... (ii) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or(iii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or... NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-4 MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITYSUBJECT: Military Mission for Sealing the Southern Border of the United States and Repelling InvasionsAs... Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats. The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past.

Through Executive Order 14167 of January 20, 2025 (Clarifying the Military’s Role in Protecting the Territorial Integrity of the United States), I assigned the Armed Forces of the United States the military missions of... This memorandum provides additional guidance on securing the southern border to the heads of certain executive departments. Section 1. Policy. (a) to accomplish the military missions described in Executive Order 14167, and to ensure the safety and security of the military and other Federal personnel in areas of military operations within Federal lands along... In accordance with Proclamation 10886 of January 20, 2025 (Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States), 43 U.S.C.

155 is hereby invoked and the Secretary of the Interior may make withdrawals, reservations, and restrictions of public lands to provide for the utilization of public lands by the Department of Defense to address... 155-158.(c) The Secretary of Defense may determine those military activities that are reasonably necessary and appropriate to accomplish the mission assigned in Executive Order 14167 and that are necessary to protect and maintain the... 797) and 18 U.S.C. 1382.(d) In carrying out activities under this memorandum, members of the Armed Forces will follow rules for the use of force prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 2. Phased Implementation.

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