Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is rolling out new bling to recognize personnel deployed along the U.S.–Mexico border to assist federal law enforcement with President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

The Pentagon confirmed to Fox News Digital Wednesday that U.S. troops serving with Joint Task Force Southern Border will earn a Mexican Border Defense Medal. It will replace the Armed Forces Service Medal (AFSM) created in 1996 by former President Bill Clinton, which service members were previously awarded for similar non-combat roles.

A copy of the memo detailing the new medal began circulating online on Aug. 13.

The award comes as the administration touts steep declines in illegal immigration in Trump’s second term. Migrant apprehensions dropped to about 6,000 in June and 4,6

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