MILITARY TO INCREASE ‘LOGISTICAL’ SUPPORT: As President Trump indicated when he met with all his top military leaders two nights ago, he wants active-duty troops, not just the National Guard, to help with border security in the face of what he calls an “onslaught of illegal immigration.” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who sat at Trump’s righthand side Tuesday night, is expected to sign the orders to dispatch another 800 troops to join the 2,100 Guard forces already in the region, in response to a “caravan” of Central American migrants walking through Mexico to the U.S. border.

By law, active-duty troops cannot be used for law enforcement, so the additional manpower will be limited to logical support for Customs and Border Protection officials. “What we’ve asked them to do is help to bolster our capabilities,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on Fox yesterday. “We’ve asked for some air support, for some logistics, some planning, vehicle barriers, engineering; ways in which we can make sure that I can protect my officers and agents, as well as the ports of entry themselves.”