
Vance heads to southern border as Trump touts sharp drop in crossings: 'They heard my words'
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Vice President JD Vance is heading to the U.S. southern border in Texas on Wednesday after President Donald Trump claimed his border strategy is working.
Trump had centered his 2024 campaign on a promise to crack down on illegal immigration, and he deployed a slew of measures early on. On Day One, he signed executive orders to declare a national emergency at the border and deploy the military. He also ordered the resumption of border wall construction and the end of Biden parole policies. Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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The Pentagon quickly deployed troops and opened up Guantánamo Bay to flights of migrants. The Department of Homeland Security has taken limits off of interior enforcement and expanded the use of expedited removal, while the State Department secured additional cooperation with countries to return migrants.