One plane, flying from San Diego, California, brought home 110 Colombians and the other, which departed from El Paso, Texas, brought home 91, the Colombian Foreign Ministry said on X.
U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening.
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency on the border with Mexico, saying “America’s sovereignty is under attack.”
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.
The first such military flight out of El Paso, Texas, took place, bound for Guatemala with approximately 80 immigrants on board.
Active duty military troops began arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the ...
U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening WASHINGTON -- Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being ...
Colombians deported from the United States arrive at El Dorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez Two Colombian air force planes carrying ...
WASHINGTON — Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being ...
U.S. Border Patrol agents returned fire after shots were fired at them from Mexico along the Rio Grande in the San Elizario area southeast of El Paso, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official said.
In a statement Wednesday, Jan. 29, lawmakers said Trump's orders "risk tearing apart hardworking families and destabilizing" mixed-status households.