In his first hours in office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders stating how his administration plans to ...

The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the ...

Acting Secretary of Defense Robert Salesses said the deployment of additional active duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border “is just the beginning” — even as border crossings remain at their lowest ...

President Donald Trump’s promise to deport “millions and millions” of immigrants will hinge on securing money for detention centers.

The Trump administration will be utilizing military aircraft to assist in the removal of thousands of illegal migrants out of the United States. The Department of Defense […] ...

Acting Defense Secretary Robert Salesses said the troops will fly helicopters to assist Border Patrol agents and help in the ...

An estimated 11.7 million people are living in the U.S. illegally, and ICE currently has the budget to detain only about ...

Troops have been previously deployed in the U.S. by presidents, including George H.W. Bush and John F. Kennedy.

Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the border and using military bases to ...

Defense officials did not rule out arming troops on the border, but left that up to the discretion of NORTHCOM.

The deployment signals the military’s increased role in a much more aggressive immigration policy under the second Trump ...