Pete Hegseth's visit comes as encounters with immigrants at the southern border have decreased by 93%, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

Newly sworn-in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth earned nearly $6 million over the past two years from his Fox News job, book deals, and speaking engagements, financial disclosures show. The documents, covering 2023 and 2024,

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's first trip since taking office will be to the United States' border with Mexico on Monday, in the latest sign that fortifying the border will be a priority for the Pentagon under President Donald Trump.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touched down in Texas on Monday morning en route to the U.S. border with Mexico, his first trip since taking office. Hegseth, who traveled with White House border

In a news release posted on Facebook, Joint Task Force North said Hegseth will visit Fort Bliss on Monday, Feb. 3 and the local area "to see the efforts of military men and women are undertaking in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection activities to secure the border." Media advisory from the Joint Task Force North Public Affairs Office.

Hegseth wrote, "Border Security is national security" before arriving in Texas Monday. Fort Bliss, one of the U.S. Army's installations in Texas, began providing support last week in response to the national emergency declared by Trump. Military aircrafts are now being used to conduct deportation flights to Latin America.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to visit troops deployed the U.S. border with Mexico about a week after the Pentagon boosted its mission to the region by 1,600 active-duty service members.