Jan 27, 2025 · 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 ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The first is U.S. Northern Command's border mission that is based out of El Paso, Texas, and staffed by around 2,200 active-duty troops who are supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

2 days ago · There is a sense among Border Patrol agents and others that there is more to come. Isacson said he believes the administration may see a model in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star,” which thrust the state’s National Guard into a central role in border enforcement.. The Defense Department deployed 1,600 active-duty troops to the border during Trump’s first week in office.

13 hours ago · Washington — President Trump announced he is pausing U.S. tariffs targeting imports from Mexico for a month after the country's president agreed to send 10,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border ...

13 hours ago · Mexico agreed to rush 10,000 national guard troops to the border to strengthen efforts to block the flow of drugs, especially fentanyl, coming into the United States.

Jan 22, 2025 · Thousands of additional active duty US troops are being ordered to the southern US border with Mexico, just two days after President Donald Trump mandated that the US military step up its presence ...

Jan 24, 2025 · U.S. Customs and Border Protection security agents guide a group of migrants to board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing for a removal flight at Fort Bliss ...

Jan 22, 2025 · WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Wednesday it has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border, putting in motion plans President Donald Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.. Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the ...

Jan 23, 2025 · 1,500 troops, resources and assets began moving to the U.S.-Mexico border for a deployment that includes the use of military aircraft to conduct deportation flights and support for construction ...

Jan 22, 2025 · The troops were armed and operated under the same legal authorities as the National Guard troops already on the border. Eric Schmitt is a national security correspondent for The Times, focusing on ...