Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to keep migrants from illegally entering the country. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday morning. The others left from a base in Houston.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday touched down in Texas enroute to the U.S. border with Mexico, his first trip since taking office. Hegseth, who traveled with White House border czar Tom Homan,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants.

Mexico’s president agreed to send 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border after making a “series of agreements” with President Donald Trump regarding tariffs and the border. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also approved sending 500 additional U.

Mexico is immediately deploying thousands of troops to the U.S. southern border in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs against

Mexico on Tuesday began the 10,000-strong border troop deployment it had promised President Donald Trump in exchange for delaying a 25% tariff.