‘The U.S. Constitution is clear’: To curb illegal crossings, military takes control of large swaths of southwest border

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem receives a border aerial tour with U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations from Santa Teresa, New Mexico, to the eastern edge of El Paso, Texas, Aug. 19, 2025. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour)'Mass illegal migrations are an invasion, and that invasion destroys a republican form of government'