Pete Hegseth on Monday will take his first trip as defense secretary — to the southern border

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Pete Hegseth on Monday will take his first trip as defense secretary — to the southern border, where he will highlight military support for U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations there.

The announcement came Sunday from Fort Bliss, Texas, where Hegseth will meet with troops from the military’s Joint Task Force North.

The visit signals the administration is doubling down on its militarization of immigration and border enforcement and a more aggressive approach to border and homeland security, lining up with Trump’s hardline stance.

The administration is poised to start deportation flights to the naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and it is already using military aircraft to conduct deportation flights to Latin America.

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