Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday touched down in Texas en route to the U.S. border with Mexico, his first trip since taking office. Hegseth, who traveled with White House border czar Tom Homan,

Amid record-low illegal crossings, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tours southern border with border czar Tom Homan.

Fort Bliss officials confirmed that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was visiting the Borderland on Monday. His visit includes stops along the border in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, where presumably reserve and active-duty troops would be deployed to secure the U.