U.S. military personnel based at Fort Huachuca in Arizona near the southern border will now participate in "mobile ...

U.S. troops will not conduct law enforcement activities and Customs and Border Protection agents will be “on-hand or nearby” ...

Only Border Patrol agents can arrest migrants entering the country illegally, but Stalnaker said that using military personnel to detect migrants has freed agents to spend more time in the field.

Soldiers from Fort Carson have been cleared to transport Customs and Border Patrol agents while they assist with ...

According to the Department of Defense, U.S. troops can now patrol the Southern border using Stryker armored vehicles. The ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has been working on reinforcing the U.S.-Mexico border fence with concertina wire, also known as C-wire, to prevent illegal crossings. The deployment of military personnel ...

Officials with Border Patrol and the U.S. Department of Defense on Friday took questions about their joint operations to secure the border in San Diego.

The Pentagon has authorized an expanded role for U.S. troops stationed at the southern border. Troops will now conduct mobile ground-based monitoring, including patrolling in vehicles and on foot.

Border Patrol El Paso Sector spokesman. The Secretary of Defense authorized U.S. military personnel additional authorities to support CBP on March 20, enabling service members "to conduct mobile ...