The measure, which would also stop federal officials from forcing some criminal veterans out of the country, failed to gain legislative traction last year.
The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has approved plans to extend the deployment of active-duty U.S. troops at the southern border with Mexico until Jan. 31.
The military services will start sending their backlogs of green-card holders to recruit training after a preliminary injunction issued in federal court.
Defense Secretary James Mattis said Monday that the U.S. military brings stability to most of Latin America through its operations run across the hemisphere by the Miami-based Southern Command.
The towering metal fence that divides the United States and Mexico at the edge of the Pacific Ocean has an imposing new feature: row upon row of razor wire.