Hegseth meets with troops at Southern border in New Mexico
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with U.S. troops along the Southern border in New Mexico. The deployment of additional troops to the border was part of President Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants. Some businesses closed their doors for the day to demonstrate what working without immigrants would be like. NBC News' Priscilla Thompson reports.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visits Southern border: 'We are going to get control of this'
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Hegseth visits U.S.-Mexico border
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is visiting troops at the U.S.-Mexico border as the Trump administration bolsters security efforts there. CBS News' Ellee Watson reports.CBS News - 7h -
Trump pauses Mexico tariffs for one month after agreement on border troops
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Trump's deal with Mexico on tariffs pause, border security
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Hegseth, Homan visit Texas to meet troops on border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday touched down in Texas enroute to the U.S. border with Mexico, his first trip since taking office. Hegseth, who traveled with White House border czar Tom ...The Hill - 9h -
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Trump border wall is on New Mexico ranchers' wish list
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An inside look at a migrant smuggling operation at the southern border
CBS News met with one woman just hours after she arrived on U.S. soil illegally. She paid smugglers over $15,000 to escape violence in Central Mexico.CBS News - 5d -
How Americans are involved in migrant smuggling at the southern border
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CBS News travels with paramedics treating Ukrainian troops
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U.S. troops head to southern border as deportations continue
The U.S.-Mexico border has been very active since President Trump took office last week. While more troops head to the border, the U.S. is ramping up its deportation efforts. CBS News correspondent ...CBS News - Jan. 27 -
Lebanese military deploys troops to more southern border regions
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More troops arrive at U.S.-Mexico border as ICE raids continue
More U.S. troops have arrived at the southern border as arrests from immigration raids continue to grow. CBS News' Jason Allen reports.CBS News - Jan. 27 -
U.S. military on southern border in new immigration crackdown
More than a thousand U.S. troops are being deployed to the southern border to reinforce President Trump's new crackdown on illegal immigration. NBC News' Priya Sridhar reports.NBC News - Jan. 26 -
‘Explosions every day’: Israeli troops entrench in southern Lebanon
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DHS could request up to 10,000 troops for the border, internal memo shows
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Trump's plans to militarize southern border take shape
President Trump is sending hundreds of troops to the southern border for a wide-ranging mission that poses new challenges and raises questions about the military’s role in handling migration, ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins
Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border securityABC News - Jan. 24 -
Trump orders troops to the border to crack down on immigration
At least 1,500 active-duty troops were ordered to deploy to the U.S.-Mexico border to help enforce President Trump's immigration orders, the White House says. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has the latest.CBS News - Jan. 23 -
President Trump's executive order calls for 1,500 more troops to be sent to southern border
A new executive order from President Trump calls for 1,500 troops to be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border to supplement the 2,500 who are already there. The Trump administration is considering ...CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump sending 1,500 additional troops to southern border
President Trump's administration says it plans to send 1,500 additional troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro has more on that and Mr. Trump's defense of ...CBS News - Jan. 23 -
Trump to send troops to border; fallout grows over Jan. 6 pardons
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans push ahead on signature campaign promises with a flurry of actions on immigration, including ordering the suspension of all border crossings and ...NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Operation underway to send hundreds of troops to U.S. southern border
An operation to deploy 1,000 Army personnel and 500 Marines to the U.S.-Mexico border is underway, according to senior military officials. The troops will assist with immigration enforcement in El ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump administration weighs sending 10,000 troops to U.S.-Mexico border
Trump administration officials are considering deploying as many as 10,000 soldiers to the border and using military bases to hold migrants awaiting deportation.CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Troops sent to US southern border as Trump steps up immigration plan
The new administration has also halted all refugee travel and processing, leaving thousands stranded as they wait to come to the US.BBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump to deploy troops to US-Mexico border in hardline immigration strategy
Controversial move follows flurry of executive actions including suspension of refugee resettlement programme. US politics live – latest updates The Pentagon is set to deploy up to 1,500 ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Here Is How Trump Moved to Seal the Southern Border on Day 1
President Trump issued a raft of executive orders that effectively block migrants from entering the United States and applying for asylum, closing off major legal channels for immigration.The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to secure US-Mexico border
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New Hegseth allegations emerge
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Trump's immediate effect on the southern border
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Pioneer values at the border: Compassion meets the rule of law
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Hidden tunnel on US-Mexico border to be sealed
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Kristi Noem Sent Troops to Border, but Not to Flood Victims in South Dakota
President-elect Donald J. Trump picked the South Dakota governor to head the Homeland Security Department, which includes the Federal Emergency Management Agency.The New York Times - Jan. 12
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