Here Are All the Units Now Deployed to the Border for Trump's Immigration Crackdown
An initial wave of 1,600 troops was deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border by Monday following a mobilization that started last week. The border mission has become the Defense Department’s top priority as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also entered the Pentagon for the first time Monday after being confirmed by an unusually close Senate vote late […]
Pentagon Sends 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border as Pandemic Immigration Restrictions End
The Pentagon is sending 1,500 active-duty troops to the southwest border as federal immigration agencies and local communities brace for the expiration of pandemic-era restrictions used to quickly send migrants back to Mexico. The troop deployment was authorized Tuesday by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for 90 days. They will work monitoring the area, doing data […]