U.S. troops deployed to the southern border can now conduct patrols in Stryker armored vehicles, according to U.S. Northern Command, or NORTHCOM. The move comes after Defense Secretary Pete ...

Mexico has started deploying National Guard and Army soldiers to its border with the U.S. in accordance with the 10,000 troops it promised to send under a deal made with Trump to avoid a trade war.

Active-duty troops are ready for more work in their deployment to the southern border and adapt to President Donald Trump’s call for military arrest zones as illegal crossings into United States ...

Hundreds of troops will start conducting surveillance across the southern border, putting them for the first time on the front lines of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The ...

Troops assigned to the Joint Task Force-Southern Border, headquartered at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, will now be able to patrol using military vehicles and on foot to detect, track, and monitor ...

US troops patrol quiet border as crossing numbers drop. Jeronimo Gonzalez. Mon, February 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM UTC. ... Last month, Trump sent an additional 1,600 troops to the US border, ...

According to the U.S. Army, soldiers won't be arresting people suspected of being in the country illegally, and instead will offer "logistical support" to Border Patrol agents.

A 60-foot-wide zone of New Mexico land that runs along the U.S. border with Mexico has been deemed part of Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to allow troops to begin arresting people for trespassing on ...

Mexico deploys the first National Guard troops to U.S. border after tariff threat. February 6, 2025 1:15 AM ET. By . ... Patrols were also seen on other parts of the border near Tijuana.

There were about 2.1 million encounters at the southern border in fiscal year 2024, compared with nearly 2.5 million in FY 2025, according to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he's sending more than 400 soldiers from Houston and Fort Worth to the U.S.-Mexico border to collaborate with Border Patrol agents "to stop illegal immigrants from ...

The troops, from the 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, will also help transport border patrol to areas where they’re needed. The service members are prohibited by law from detaining civilians ...