US troops arriving in Texas, California to support border security
It's the first batch of troops deployed to the border following President Trump’s executive order demanding an immediate crackdown on immigration.
Active-duty troops begin arriving at US-Mexico border in Texas and California to combat migrant crisis
Active-duty military personnel began arriving along the southern border Thursday evening after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to address the immigration crisis.
'Deportation flights have begun' as Trump sends 'strong and clear message,' White House says
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "Deportation flights have begun," releasing a photo of people boarding a military aircraft.
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Armed troops arrive in Texas, California to begin work at the southwest border
Mexico border as part of the military’s fulfillment of an order by President Donald Trump to make border security a top priority of the Defense Department.
Trump using military cargo planes to fly back illegal immigrants at southern border
The first such military flight out of El Paso, Texas, took place, bound for Guatemala with approximately 80 immigrants on board.
Trump border policy updates: President orders 1500 military troops to border
Events along the border are moving quickly following the flurry of executive orders. Deportations at low levels as Mexico prepares to receive migrants
$19.7 million grant to transform downtown El Paso with new Space Innovation Hub
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — A new aerospace center could be coming to downtown El Paso. On Friday, the Borderplex Alliance announced it was awarded $19.7 million from the state of Texas to create a "Space Innovation Hub."
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The Pentagon is sending 1,500 more troops to the border to assist with immigration enforcement
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 country’s southern border, joining 2,500 active duty personnel already there.
'A lot of fear going on' | Texas immigrant community on edge during Trump’s first weeks
Across the state, immigrants are changing their daily habits as the Trump administration orders at least 1,200 daily arrests of undocumented people.
El Paso residents react to active duty troops in Texas enforcing border policy
Active duty troops in Texas will be building permanent and temporary physical barriers to stop illegal border crossings, using intelligence analysts for the monitor and detection of migrants and military aircrafts to take detainees back to their country of origin.
Trump is targeting sanctuary cities. Is San Antonio’s federal funding in danger?
Texas has banned sanctuary cities since 2018, and Mayor Ron Nirenberg says San Antonio cooperates with federal immigration authorities to deport criminals.
US Military Deportation Flight Likely Cost More Than First Class
That is more than five times the $853 cost of a one-way first class ticket on American Airlines from El Paso, Texas, the departure point for the flight, according to a review of publicly available airfares. It is also significantly higher than the cost of a commercial charter flight by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).