An internal Border Patrol memo obtained by ABC News indicates that the Department of Homeland Security could request up to 10,000 U.S. military troops to help with efforts along the United States-Mexico border.
The warning was issued because of "increasingly frequent gun battles" and the discovery of "improvised explosive devices (IEDs)."
Noem vowed Friday to immediately halt the controversial mobile app that lets migrants register to enter the US.
After President Donald Trump issued several executive orders related to border security on his first day in office, the Department of Homeland Security began implementing them the same day. Trump was the first president in modern history to declare an invasion at a U.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) confirmed that border agents were fired upon from the Mexican side of the border. On Monday, Texas DPS Lieutenant Olivarez confirmed that shots were fired from inside Mexico toward a group of Border Patrol agents on Fronton Island.
U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days
Thousands of immigration agents have reportedly been dispatched to the border crossing in San Diego to secure the area.
Migrants allowed into the U.S. temporarily under certain Biden administration programs can be quickly expelled, according to a memo sent by the Trump administration's acting secretary of homeland security.
The Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days, officials said.
The order for DHS employees to return to work falls in tandem with Trump’s mass deportation plan announced in his inaugural address Monday
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency central to his vision of cracking down on illegal immigration, faced senators Friday at confirmation hearing that will be her first chance to lay out her vision for the sprawling Department of Homeland Security.
"Mexico Embraces You" also includes busing people to their hometowns, medical attention, and enrolling returnees in social welfare programs