Defense secretary Pete Hegseeth visited the southern borderexplaining a “new era of determination” while the Trump government doubles its efforts to protect the border and to stop illegal immigration.
“Because of President Donald Trump, this is a new era on the southern border, a new era of determination, a new era of cooperation. And at the Ministry of Defense we are proud to be part of it,” Hegseeth told reporters at a Press conference in El Paso, Texas after Hegseeth had traveled the border.
Hegseeth emphasized that, instead of concentrating on foreign territory, the administration first wanted to concentrate on American sovereignty.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits the border with Texas to inspect the efforts against irregular migrants with Tom Homan, who is in charge of border security in Texas, United States on 3 February 2025. ((Photo by Minister of Defense Pete Hegseeth/Anadolu via Getty images))
“Boys and girls of my generation have spent decades abroad that guard the boundaries of others. It is time for us to secure our own border,” he said.
Trump started the US Army at the office on its first day, with over 1500 troops join forces Already there. It is part of a Blitz that has been correlated with a sharp fall in encounters on the southern border.
Hegseeth said that the men and women sent to the border are enthusiastic to be there.
“They are motivated to be here because they defend their friends, their families, their communities, their church, their schools, their loved ones of an invasion of people whose intentions we don’t know,” he said. “We’re going to get control of this limit.”
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A group of people passes the border between the US and Mexico by Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua State, Mexico, to Sunland Park, New Mexico, US, on Friday, January 24, 2025. (Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty images)
The visit of Hegseeth on the southern border is the latest migration-oriented journey through a Trump cabinet officer.
His journey comes afterwards DHS -Secretary Kristi Name Was on Saturday at the southern border in Del Rio, Texas. She said she was there to see “first -hand what happens and how we can best support our Border Patrol agents.”
“Under President (Trump) The days of open borders are over, “she said.
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In the meantime, State Secretary Marco Rubiowho had a first week in office in office, left for Latin America on Saturday before his first overseas trip.
His visit includes trips to Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. He is expected to return on Thursday, and problems such as migration, drug trafficking and Bendegeweld are expected to be at the top of his agenda.
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In addition to Border Tsar Tom Homan, Hegseeth spoke, who said what happened to the use of the army and other government agencies to facilitate safety and deportations, is a “game changer”.
“We will finally succeed and have an operational control over our southern border with this president who is in charge,” he said.
