Defense secretary visits border, highlights efforts at enforcement

Santa Teresa, NM— Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth conducted a strategic visit to the South border of New Mexico on Friday, in a deployment that sought to highlight the aggressive immigration policy of the Trump administration, and in a threatening tone issued a warning to those who attempt to cross the dividing line, converted into territory under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Armed Forces. Hegseth stated that this is not only a wall, but an activ…

Defense secretary visits border, highlights efforts at enforcement

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The U.S. Department of Defense has formally designated a stretch of the southern border in New Mexico as a national defense area. The designation grants U.S. military service members the ability to temporarily detain individuals who trespass in the area, search them and remove them from the restricted zone.  However, troops are not authorized to enforce immigration laws directly and will continue to  coordinate with law e…

Hegseth visits southern border

SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA)-- Today, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made a visit to the New Mexico National Defense Area. The area is now part of the the U.S. Army Fort Huachuca Installation, American troops now have the authority to detain and search migrants lacking certain documentation in New Mexico. A role service members haven not held before at the southern border, according to U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM.) "You will be handed …

Hegseth Visits Newly Created National Defense Area

APRIL 26, 2025 – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the newly created New Mexico National Defense Area today to meet with service members assigned to Joint Task Force Southern Border. “This is Department of Defense property,” Hegseth said. “Any illegal [attempt] to enter that zone is entering a military base — a federally protected area. You will be detained. You will be interdicted by U.S. troops and border patrol working together.” Hegseth…

U.S. Northern Command Accepts Extension of Military Area Along Southern Border – The Presidential Prayer Team

The extension of the Army’s Fort Huachuca border authorizes the search and detention of illegals in New Mexico. U.S. Northern Command announced this week that American troops “have…