Mexico border as part of the military’s fulfillment of an order by President Donald Trump to make border security a top priority of the Defense Department.

A video shot over two years ago at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas, has been falsely described on social media in January 2025 as showing migrants having “just” forced their way into the U.S.

Active-duty military personnel began arriving along the southern border Thursday evening after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency to address the immigration crisis.

It's the first batch of troops deployed to the border following President Trump’s executive order demanding an immediate crackdown on immigration.

Parents within the Texas community of El Paso have resorted to trafficking their children in exchange for drugs, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, which is working with nonprofits in the state to combat human trafficking.

Active duty troops in Texas will be building permanent and temporary physical barriers to stop illegal border crossings, using intelligence analysts for the monitor and detection of migrants and military aircrafts to take detainees back to their country of origin.

The first such military flight out of El Paso, Texas, took place, bound for Guatemala with approximately 80 immigrants on board.

The president has directed the U.S. military to reinforce the border, and the acting secretary of defense on Wednesday announced the Pentagon is sending around 1,500 active duty troops to the country’s southern border, joining 2,500 active duty personnel already there.

Events along the border are moving quickly following the flurry of executive orders. Deportations at low levels as Mexico prepares to receive migrants

US active duty troops arrive in El Paso

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott surged additional Texas military resources to the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) to assist President Donald Trump with his border security efforts.

Army soldiers and Marines are headed to Texas and California. The Air Force is mobilizing planes and helicopters for surveillance and deportation flights.