WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is working with governors to “immediately” deploy the National Guard to combat illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Wednesday that DHS and the Pentagon will be working closely with governors in the affected states.

She says that deployment will be done as expeditiously as possible and that Guard troops could begin heading to the border as soon as Wednesday night.

Trump announced his plan to send the military to the border during a meeting with Baltic leaders Tuesday.

Trump has been frustrated by Congress’ refusal to fund building a wall along the length of the U.S. border as well as an increase in illegal border crossings.

 

WASHINGTON (AP)  President Donald Trump says the U.S. has “horrible” and “very unsafe” immigration laws, and he is calling on Congress to “get their act together” to change them.

Trump says during a joint press conference with the leaders of the Baltic nations that, “we don’t have laws. We have catch and release.”

Trump also says he spoke with Mexico and warned them to halt a caravan of mostly Honduran migrants traveling through the country. Trump has threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement if Mexico doesn’t comply.

Trump announced earlier Tuesday that he’s preparing to use the military to secure the country’s southern border until the wall he wants built is constructed.

He says, “We’re going to be doing things militarily until we can have a wall and proper security.”

He’s calling it a “big step.”

He said he’ll be discussing the idea with his defense secretary at a meeting later Tuesday.

Trump begrudgingly signed a spending bill last month that provided far less money for the wall than he wanted.

He’s been complaining that U.S. borders are too porous and its immigration laws are too weak.