Latest "US-Mexico border" stories

This is what it’ll take to end the military’s border mission

Federalized troops have been deploying to the border since 2018.

By Meghann Myers

11 months ago

GOP donor to fund cost of sending South Dakota National Guard troops to Texas

Gov. Kristi Noem's office said the South Dakota National Guard is expected to deploy to the border with Mexico for 30 to 60 days.

By Meghann Myers

21 months ago

Troops to get medals for US-Mexico border operations and Hurricane Florence relief

The Armed Forces Service Medal is awarded to service members who participate in an “operation deemed to be significant activity, and encounter no foreign armed opposition or imminent threat of hostile action."

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Armed Mexican soldiers confronted US soldiers on US soil

Two U.S. soldiers in a remote area of Texas were confronted by Mexican soldiers who thought the Americans had crossed into Mexico, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The Mexican troops reportedly removed a weapon from the American soldier who was armed.

4 years ago

Razor wire is most visible result of $210M troop deployment to the US-Mexico border

The towering metal fence that divides the United States and Mexico at the edge of the Pacific Ocean has an imposing new feature: row upon row of razor wire.

4 years ago

Why migrants won’t see armed US troops on the border

As thousands of migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum-seekers converge on the doorstep of the United States, what they won’t find are armed American troops standing guard.

4 years ago