Air Force to manage new militarized zone along US-Mexico borderMilitary personnel will patrol and stop trespassers along the stretch of land, which spans 250 miles of the Rio Grande River in Texas.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher11 hours ago
Navy destroyer transfers 245 kilograms of seized contraband at seaA U.S. Navy destroyer handed off 245 kilograms of illegal goods recovered by the Royal Canadian Navy to the U.S. Coast Guard in the Caribbean Sea.By Riley Ceder2 weeks ago
OpinionMilitarizing America’s southern border is a slippery slopeThe U.S. military has been hurled into an unprecedented and dangerous role as a police force along the U.S.-Mexico border, the author of this op-ed argues.By Caroline Zier5 weeks ago
Pentagon approves 1,100 more troops for southern border missionThe additional 1,100 troops would bring the military close to 10,000 total deployed in support of the border mission. By Noah Robertson6 weeks ago
Military border zone spurs charges against hundreds of migrantsSeveral hundred immigrants have been charged with unauthorized access to a newly designated militarized zone along the southern U.S. border.7 weeks ago
Defense Department designates second military zone on southern borderTroops are authorized to take custody of migrants who illegally cross the border within the zone until they are transferred to civilian authorities.8 weeks ago