Many remain determined to reach the U.S. through more dangerous means, riding freight trains, hiring smugglers and dodging authorities.

Premier combat troops have been ordered to the southern border, as part of Trump’s militarization of immigration.

The Trump administration has essentially eliminated the ability to pursue asylum at the border, attempting to erase by executive order a right established in U.S. and international law. The restrictions leave migrants who claim they fear for their lives almost no path toward safety in the United States.

U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days.

The move enacts President Trump's executive orders issued shortly after he took office to intensify immigration enforcement.

"The safety of our citizens is not negotiable, cartel terrorists have no place in our country preying on the innocent," said Bovino. "Enough is enough."