Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved orders on Friday to further militarize the U.S. southern border with Mexico, officials said.

The Pentagon is sending another 2,500 to 3,000 troops to the southern border as the Trump administration continues to ramp up its crackdown on immigration. Some of the soldiers being sent to the border come from a motorized brigade using Stryker combat vehicles, two defense officials told The Washington Post.

The Pentagon is increasing its defense measures at the southern border, ordering nearly 3,000 soldiers to the area who will arrive in the coming weeks. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday ordered a Stryker Brigade Combat Team,