The deployment was ordered after the Trump administration signaled its intent to rename the Gulf of Mexico and moved quickly to fire the Coast Guard commandant.
The commandant of the US Coast Guard has been removed from her position over “leadership deficiencies” and “operational failures,” a Department of Homeland Security official confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.
The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has been terminated amid border, recruitment concerns, "erosion of trust," a senior DHS official confirmed to Fox News.
President Donald Trump has moved quickly to remake the Department of Homeland Security by firing the heads of the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard before their terms are up while eliminating all the members of a key aviation security advisory group.
The effort is meant to “to deter and prevent a maritime mass migration from Haiti and/or Cuba,” according to a statement.
The Coast Guard has announced it will be sending “aircraft, boats and deployable specialized forces” to the “Gulf of America” in an effort to curb illegal immigration and the flow of drugs. The move comes following President Donald Trump’s executive order that changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
The first woman to lead a branch of the armed forces was relieved of command within 24 hours of President Trump’s inauguration.
The Trump administration ousted Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan, who is the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military.
Some Facebook, Instagram and Threads users are wondering whether to delete their accounts after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s announced changes to content rules and plans to its fact-checking program.
The U.S Coast Guard Air Station Detroit assisted on a rescue Wednesday at an ice floe on the west side of Saginaw Bay.
Welcome to President Trump’s fortress America. In just three days, the commander in chief has moved to dramatically beef up security at the border — with plans to send in 10,000 US troops and summarily detain and deport any illegal border crossers.