The acting head of the Coast Guard told lawmakers Wednesday that resources were shifted from the Indo-Pacific region to help bolster President Donald Trump’s efforts at securing the southern border.

Adm. Kevin Lunday testified during a hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security that the Coast Guard has so far conducted 157 expulsion flights to deport illegal immigrants, U.S. Naval Institute News reported. He said the Coast Guard also prevented more than 860 migrants from illegally entering the U.S. by sea and surpassed last year’s totals in seizures of cocaine and other drugs.

Lunday was the Coast Guard’s vice commandant until Jan. 21, when Trump fired Adm. Linda Fagan as commandant for failing to address border security and her focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

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