Trump to send military to border, end Biden’s parole policies in flurry of Day 1 executive orders

EXCLUSIVE: President-elect Trump on Monday will order the deployment of U.S. troops to the southern border, end Biden-era parole policies and designate international cartels as foreign terrorist organizations — in a series of nearly a dozen executive orders designed to drastically overhaul U.S. border and immigration policies .

Fox News obtained exclusive details on three of the expected 11 executive orders Trump will sign related to border security and immigration after he is inaugurated.

In one order, Trump will immediately direct the federal government to resume construction of the border wall, which was largely completed during the Biden administration. This order would also end Biden-era parole policies, including the use of the CBP One app to release migrants to the United States, and the parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans (CHNV) — under which 30,000 nationals a month were allowed to fly in and be admitted on parole. Nearly 1.5 million migrants have been admitted under CHNV and CBP One.

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SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA – AUGUST 22: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump walks along the US-Mexico border on August 22, 2024 south of Sierra Vista, Arizona. (Photo by Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

The order would also order government agencies to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), known as the Remain-in-Mexico policy. That Trump-era policy, which was ended by the Biden administration, required migrants to stay in Mexico during their asylum hearings.

Another order will order US troops to be deployed to the border under the US Northern Command and will “direct the military to prioritize our own borders and territorial integrity in strategic planning of its operations.” It will direct the military to prioritize America’s border and territorial integrity in strategic planning.

The defense secretary will be required to provide a unified command plan, and military resources will be integrated with federal law enforcement and intelligence “to ensure smooth operations and maximum effectiveness,” according to a fact sheet about the order.

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“This executive order sends a clear message that the United States intends to exercise its sovereignty over its land and borders and that the armed forces have a role to play in protecting our borders,” Fox News is told.

A third order would designate international cartels and organizations, including MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua, as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGT). An FTO designation allows for targeted action against members, including financial sanctions.

This March 2, 2019, file photo shows a Customs and Border Protection agent patrolling the U.S. side of a razor wire-covered border wall along Mexico east of Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Declaring that the organizations act as quasi-governments in some regions and flood the United States with criminals and drugs, the order would declare the groups a national security threat and invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to halt their operations.

The orders will be three of an expected 11 border-related executive orders that Trump is expected to sign on Monday. He is expected to announce some during his inauguration speech and others during signings at the White House.

It’s the clearest sign yet from the incoming administration that it fully intends to follow through on its cornerstone campaign promise to secure the southern border and launch a historic mass deportation campaign.

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It comes after a year-long crisis at the southern border that began in 2021 and continued into 2024, slowing after increased efforts by Mexico and a June Biden executive order barring migrants from seeking asylum.

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Trump has appointed former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Tom Homan as “border czar” to oversee border security and deportation operations. He has also nominated South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to serve as the next DHS secretary.

“Border security must remain a top priority,” Noem told lawmakers Friday.