The soldiers deploying to the southern border are assigned to engineer units that fall under the 18th Airborne Corps.

Tensions between Mexico and the United States have escalated following a recent statement from a U.S. official suggesting that military intervention could be considered against drug cartels operating ...

President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S. ambassador to Mexico on Thursday did not rule out unilateral U.S. military action in Mexico if U.S. citizens were in danger, bringing to the fore simmering ...

The plan is focused on deploying troops to sections of the border in New Mexico, transforming it into a type of military installation. Any migrant who then enters the area will be considered to be ...

The Trump administration is considering plans to have the U.S. military control a buffer zone ... Ocean in Southern California north of Tijuana, Mexico, five U.S. officials familiar with the ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suggested on a call with leaders in Mexico last month that U.S. military action inside their country was on the table if they did not take on drug cartels ...

MEXICO CITY—It was the first call U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held with Mexico’s top military officials, and it wasn’t going well. Hegseth told the officials that if Mexico didn’t ...

The report described the reaction of unidentified members of Mexico’s leadership – shocked and angry – sparking fears that Hegseth meant that the U.S. military might conduct an operation ...

The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President ... Trump is determined to expand the military’s role in his effort to shut down the border ...

The Battle of Vera Cruz was a seven-month military conflict between the U.S. and Mexico that took place in the Mexican port city of Vera Cruz amid poor diplomatic relations between the two ...

Trump Choice for Mexico Ambassador Hints at Military Action if US Citizens at Risk By Patricia Zengerle and Emily Green WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's nominee for U.S ...