The Pentagon announced it would send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexicoborder after President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on his first day back in office.
National Guard troops operate an airboat along the Rio Grande River between Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico and Eagle Pass, Texas, Jan. 17, 2025. Cheney Orr/Reuters The Customs and Border ...