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Now, DoD service members are granted increased maneuverability within any areas currently patrolled by CBP personnel.
Source: U.S. Northern Command
Photos: Courtesy DoD [Cover Photo Courtesy FBI-Albuquerque via Facebook]
On March 28, the Albuquerque Field Office of the FBI posted this message on Facebook: “Albuquerque continues to support immigration enforcement efforts across New Mexico. We will surge resources as long as it takes to assist our federal partners in this effort.” The message, tagged to “@ICE”, was posted with a photo of a fully militarized FBI agent sporting an “FBI” patch on the camo rucksack perfectly matched to the helmet and fatigues that comprise this law enforcement officer’s uniform [Cover Photo].
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PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – On March 20, 2025, the Secretary of Defense authorized U.S. military personnel to conduct enhanced detection and monitoring to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). These additional authorities enable service members to conduct mobile ground-based monitoring support to detect, track, and monitor movements of suspected illegal activity using military tactical vehicles or foot patrols within zones assigned by CBP. They also allow Department of Defense (DoD) ground mobility support to transport CBP personnel using military tactical vehicles along patrol routes.
Prior to the approval of enhanced detection and monitoring, “detection and monitoring” referred to military members on the southern border maintaining stationary positions to observe and report suspected illegal activity to law enforcement personnel utilizing CBP-provided equipment or handheld observation equipment. Now, DoD service members are granted increased maneuverability within any areas currently patrolled by CBP personnel. The unique military capabilities and equipment such as 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team’s Stryker armored vehicles can be more effectively utilized by Joint Task Force – Southern Border (JTF-SB) while working with CBP to achieve operational control of the border.
“Enhanced detection and monitoring authorities enable units assigned to U.S. Northern Command’s southern border mission to detect, track, and monitor suspected illegal activity with increased mobility and flexibility and with advanced optical sensors,” said Gen. Gregory Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command. “The authority to transport CBP personnel during patrols means law enforcement personnel will be on-hand or nearby to conduct any necessary law enforcement activity.”
Military personnel in a title 10 status may not directly participate in civilian law enforcement activities such as search, seizure, or arrest under the authorities granted by enhanced detection and monitoring. Any law enforcement actions to apprehend individuals suspected of illegal entry must be conducted only by non-DoD law enforcement personal and National Guard personnel in a non-federalized status accompanying these patrols. JTF-SB’s additional training and rehearsals are already occurring to ensure enhanced detection and monitoring is conducted effectively, professionally, and lawfully by all assigned personnel.
USNORTHCOM was named the DoD’s operational lead for the employment of U.S. military forces to carry out President Trump’s southern border Executive Orders. The combatant command continues to fill critical capabilities gaps in support of the Department of Homeland Security and CBP.
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A U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicle assigned to the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and assigned to Joint Task Force – Southern Border, travels along the southern border at Santa Teresa, New Mexico, on March 26, 2025. (10th Mountain Division via Facebook)
On March 20, 2025, the Secretary of Defense authorized enhanced detection and monitoring support to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), enabling service members to conduct patrolling on foot or using military tactical vehicles to report suspected illegal activity to CBP. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, JTF-SB aligns efforts to seal the southern border and repel illegal activity and is responsible for full-scale, agile, and multi-domain operations.
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion HHBN 10th MTN Division (Light Infantry) from Fort Drum, New York is currently deployed serving as Joint Task Force Southern Border’s headquarters element.
Whether on the ground in the mighty Stryker or surveilling the skies with our game changing drone technology, Joint Task Force Southern Border personnel are answering the nation’s call. Since it’s induction into the Army’s ground fleet, the Stryker has revolutionized the way our Army moves. And with our eyes in the skies, we can now see further and gain a more rapid and clearer understanding of the environment around us to protect our forces. (10th Mountain Division via Facebook)
