Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited with U.S. troops and received an operational update at the southern border on Monday regarding the military’s efforts to secure it.
Hegseth visited Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, with President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, and received updates from U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, and Border czar Tom Homan share a hug while visiting the US-Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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A successful mission at the border will include “100% operational control of the border,” he said.
Shortly after taking office, the president quickly declared a state of emergency at the southern border and has begun implementing a robust plan to
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