Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visits US-Mexico border, pledges to gain operational control

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited troops at the border in El Paso, Texas, where he pledged the Pentagon’s full support to Border Patrol in gaining “operational control” of the US-Mexico frontier.Hegseth told reporters Monday that the thousands of additional troops deployed to the region are there to help free up overwhelmed border agents who are there to repel an “invasion.” He said that under the Biden admin, agents were “babysitting” and releasing migrants who were crossing illegally.President Trump recently instructed the newly-anointed defense chief to open space to hold 30,000 illegal migrants at Guantanamo Bay, which Hegseth called the “perfect place” to detain “hardened criminals,” including Tren de Aragua gangbangers before they’re deported.“Any assets necessary at the Defense Department to support the expulsion and detention of those in the country illegally are on the table,” said Hegseth, who was joined by President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan.This is a developing story.Please check back for updates....