"want to have the border completely secure," Sean McGoffin, chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, said.

Following President Donald Trump’s order for the Border Patrol to detain and expedite the deportation of all illegal border-crossers, Mexico constructed large-scale temporary shelters across its ...

The addition of Defense Department troops to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents has had a huge impact on the number of illegal crossing attempts.

Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks speaks to reporters during the visit to the U.S.-Mexico border by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.

Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks praised the decision by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to surge thousands of troops south of the border in a Wednesday interview with the Washington Examiner.