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Pentagon Prioritizes Border Security as Defense Secretary Visits Mexico Border
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday in his first trip since taking office, reinforcing the Pentagons commitment to border security under President Donald Trump.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits US-Mexico border, pledges to gain ‘operational control’
Hegseth told reporters Monday that the thousands of additional troops deployed to the region are there to help free up overwhelmed border agents who are there to repel an “invasion.”
Pentagon to send up to 1,500 active duty troops to help secure US-Mexico border, officials say
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, the White House confirmed on Wednesday, putting in motion plans President Trump laid out in executive orders shortly after he took office to crack down on immigration.
Hegseth Visits Southern Border as Pentagon Aids Immigration Push
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth headed to the US border with Mexico for his first trip as Pentagon chief, emphasizing his willingness to involve the military in deportations and immigration enforcement.
US Defense Secretary Hegseth to visit border on first trip
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first trip since taking office will be to the United States' border with Mexico on Monday, in the latest sign that fortifying the border will be a priority for the Pentagon under President Donald Trump.
Hegseth travels to border amid military immigration crackdown
While there, the defense secretary will likely announce hundreds of more troops who will join the military's expanded role in enforcing immigration.
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Hegseth meets with troops sent to border with Mexico as 150 Marines deploy to Guantanamo
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shook hands Monday with troops at Fort Bliss for a deployment on the U.S. border with Mexico ...
Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border
U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border ...
Pentagon has begun deploying 1,500 active duty troops to secure the U.S.-Mexico border
Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the ...
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Defense Secretary Hegseth Says 'All Options Will Be on the Table' When Asked About Military Strikes in Mexico
President Donald Trump designated cartels operating in Mexico as foreign terrorist organizations on Jan. 20 during a slew of executive orders he signed after his inauguration and amid a broader ...
Pentagon to Send 1,500 Additional Troops to U.S.-Mexico Border
The troops will join 2,500 Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers who’ve been called to active duty in recent months.
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Pentagon to send 1,500 troops to border to start Trump-ordered surge
The deployment signals the military’s increased role in a much more aggressive immigration policy under the second Trump ...
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Pentagon sending as many as 1.5K active duty troops to secure US-Mexico border
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as ... guard at a checkpoint near the International Bridge between Mexico and the United States, where migrants are waiting to be processed ...