Overview
- President Donald Trump presented the medal in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon with the event carried live by news outlets.
- Recipients include U.S. military personnel who took part in border support operations tied to immigration enforcement.
- Coverage from multiple outlets indicated the ceremony was scheduled to begin around 3 p.m. Eastern and offered livestream access.
- Reports state the medal was established in August to honor deployments to the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Previous reporting notes Trump sent roughly 9,000 troops to the border in June, including units from the Fourth Infantry Division.