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U.S. soldiers support Border Patrol at the southern border

May 23, 2025, 4:00 p.m. ET
A U.S. soldier sits in a Border Patrol unit next to a Stryker military vehicle in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on May 14, 2025. The area was designated a National Defense Area by the Department of Defense.
A U.S. soldier sits in a Border Patrol unit next to a Stryker military vehicle in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on May 14, 2025. The area was designated a National Defense Area by the Department of Defense.
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The sun rises behind Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Organized crime often used this area to smuggle migrants into the U.S.
The sun rises behind Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico. Organized crime often used this area to smuggle migrants into the U.S.
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U.S. soldiers keep guard on the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico, in an area known for human smuggling by organized crime.
U.S. soldiers keep guard on the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico, in an area known for human smuggling by organized crime.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
A U.S. military Stryker vehicle is stationed next to the border wall west of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in New Mexico.
A U.S. military Stryker vehicle is stationed next to the border wall west of the Santa Teresa Port of Entry in New Mexico.
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A man on the Mexican side collected squares of steel mesh cut by smugglers from the U.S. border fence in May 2025.
A man on the Mexican side collected squares of steel mesh cut by smugglers from the U.S. border fence in May 2025.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
U.S. military Stryker vehicles stationed at the New Mexico border have high-tech surveillance capabilities.
U.S. military Stryker vehicles stationed at the New Mexico border have high-tech surveillance capabilities.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
U.S. Border Patrol agent Claudio Herrera Baeza walks next to the border wall in New Mexico where smugglers cut a hole.
U.S. Border Patrol agent Claudio Herrera Baeza walks next to the border wall in New Mexico where smugglers cut a hole.
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A U.S. soldier climbs on top of a Stryker vehicle on a mesa near the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico.
A U.S. soldier climbs on top of a Stryker vehicle on a mesa near the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
U.S. soldiers keep guard at the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico, in an area known for human smuggling by organized crime.
U.S. soldiers keep guard at the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico, in an area known for human smuggling by organized crime.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
U.S. soldiers keep guard at the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico, in an area known for human smuggling by organized crime.
U.S. soldiers keep guard at the border wall in Sunland, New Mexico, in an area known for human smuggling by organized crime.
Omar Ornelas / El Paso Times
U.S. Border Patrol uses four-wheel ATVs to search in the desert for migrants who illegally crossed the border.
U.S. Border Patrol uses four-wheel ATVs to search in the desert for migrants who illegally crossed the border.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
Stryker military vehicles are outfitted with high-tech surveillance optics.
Stryker military vehicles are outfitted with high-tech surveillance optics.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
The U.S. military installed vehicle barriers and concertina wire at the base of Mt. Cristo Rey, where the 30-foot steel border fence begins in southern New Mexico.
The U.S. military installed vehicle barriers and concertina wire at the base of Mt. Cristo Rey, where the 30-foot steel border fence begins in southern New Mexico.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
The U.S. military built a road and installed vehicle barriers on the hillside of Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
The U.S. military built a road and installed vehicle barriers on the hillside of Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
The U.S. military has installed infrastructure in an area where there is no border wall on Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
The U.S. military has installed infrastructure in an area where there is no border wall on Mt. Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
A U.S. soldier staffs a Border Patrol truck at the border in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
A U.S. soldier staffs a Border Patrol truck at the border in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
The U.S. military has added concertina wire at the border fence in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
The U.S. military has added concertina wire at the border fence in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
A U.S. soldier mans a Border Patrol vehicle Mt. Cristo Rey near the U.S.-Mexico border in May 2025.
A U.S. soldier mans a Border Patrol vehicle Mt. Cristo Rey near the U.S.-Mexico border in May 2025.
Omar Ornelas / El Paso Times
A posted sign warns against entering a newly declared "national defense area" at the border.
A posted sign warns against entering a newly declared "national defense area" at the border.
Omar Ornelas / El Paso Times
Concertina wire at the entrance of a drainage tunnel just a few yards from the border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Concertina wire at the entrance of a drainage tunnel just a few yards from the border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico.
Omar Ornelas / USA Today Network
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