The San Diego-based destroyer USS Spruance was sent to sea Saturday to help “restore territorial integrity at the U.S. southern border”, the United States Northern Command said in a statement.

A U.S. warship has been deployed to help "to restore territorial integrity at the U.S. southern border," according to the U.S. Northern Command.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance departed Naval Base San Diego on Saturday to help deter illegal crossings and drug trafficking as part the military’s efforts to bolster security along the southern border.