Thousands of additional active-duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, shortly after President Donald Trump ordered the military to increase its presence there.

The 1,500 active duty troops Trump deployed to the southern border began arriving Thursday. Four C-17 and C-130 military aircraft moved to El Paso and San Diego to carry out deportation flights.

The Trump administration is deploying troops to the U.S. Southern border with plans to deport undocumented immigrants and ...