More Than 1,000 Troops Sent to Secure Southern Border in Latest Deployment

They join more than 10,000 troops already deployed to the border as part of Joint Task Force-Southern Border.

U.S. military personnel install concertina wire on top of the wall along the U.S.–Mexico border between San Diego and Tijuana near the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego on April 23, 2025. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

The Trump administration is deploying more than 1,000 additional troops to help secure the southern border, U.S. Northern Command announced in a statement on May 22.

The troops join more than 10,000 service members already deployed to the border as part of Joint Task Force-Southern Border, a cooperative effort between the Departments of Defense (DoD) and Homeland Security. The new deployment is the latest development in the Trump administration’s continued efforts to secure the southern border.