Some of them were murderers. Some of them were rapists. Some of them raped a child. Some sexually assaulted a child,’ the border czar said.

It’s a propaganda term that doesn’t describe the specific detention and removal plans of the new administration.

Sprawling tents on the US border have been raised as Mexico braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to carry out mass deportations.

By Laura Gottesdiener and Lizbeth Diaz CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexican authorities have begun constructing giant tent shelters in the city of Ciudad Juarez to prepare for a possible influx of Mexicans deported under U.

The Pentagon is deploying up to 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days. The Department of Defense will also provide military aircraft to assist with deporting detained migrants from San Diego and El Paso.