WATCH: US Marine Corps Arrives At Southern Border

The United States Marine Corps arrived at the U.S. southern border on Friday to secure the border and stop the flow of illegal aliens entering the country.

U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) said in a statement that the Trump administration deployed approximately 1,500 active-duty personnel from the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps to augment those who are already there assisting federal border officials.

“These military forces will support enhanced detection and monitoring efforts and repair and emplace physical barriers,” the statement said.

USNORTHCOM said that the units that have been activated from the Marines for the mission include a detachment from 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1^st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California; and a detachment from 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1^st Marine Logistics Group, Camp Pendleton, California.

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Units that have been deployed by the U.S. Army include elements of the 89th Military Police Brigade, Fort Cavazos, Texas; 720th Military Police Battalion, Fort Cavazos, Texas; 401st Military Police Company, Fort Cavazos, Texas; 202nd Military Police Company, Fort Bliss, Texas; 716th Military Police Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; 23rd Military Police Company, Fort Drum, New York; 549th Military Police Company, Fort Stewart, Georgia; 530th Combat Engineer Company-Armored, Fort Stewart, Georgia; 977th Military Police Company, Fort Riley, Kansas; 41st Combat Engineer Company-Armored, Fort Riley, Kansas; 569th Combat Engineer Company-Armored, Fort Carson, Colorado; 759th Military Police Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado; and the 66th Military Police Company, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.