Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence there,

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the country's southern border. It concerns the closure of entry for illegal migrants, the White House website reports. "The President has the authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act,

The move comes days into Trump’s second administration. He has already signed multiple executive orders that will support his plan for a crackdown on migrants at the southern border. Among this flurry of orders, Trump signed one Monday declaring a national emergency at the southern border.