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Trump Awards Mexican Border Defense Medal in White House Ceremony

The award recognizes service members deployed to support immigration enforcement at the southern border.

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.