The USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, has been deployed to the U.S. southern border to enhance the country’s border security framework, with a specialized Coast

The Trump administration is taking the unusual step of deploying a Navy warship off the waters of the U.S. as part of its broader crackdown on security and migration along the Mexico border.

A Navy destroyer has deployed to the Gulf of America on a mission usually reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard to help deter illegal crossings and drug trafficking as part the military’s efforts to bolster security along the southern border.