President Trump on Monday night signed an executive order authorizing the U.S. military to draft a plan for sending troops to the southern border. The order authorizes U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM),

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump on Monday declared a national border emergency and ordered the U.S. armed forces to repel "forms of invasion" at the U.S.-Mexico border, including illegal migration and drug trafficking.

Invoking presidential emergency powers gives the president the ability to go around Congress and unlock federal funding to crack down at the border.

President Donald Trump announced multiple immigration executive orders on his first day in office, which could have negative economic impacts.