Overview

• Dozens of active-duty Marines from Camp Pendleton have established a tent camp at Campo Border Patrol station and now conduct two patrols per day along the San Diego County stretch of the border.
• The total number of military personnel assigned to support Customs and Border Protection has risen from roughly 2,500 to more than 10,000 in recent months.
• In April President Trump declared a 60-foot-wide strip of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border a military installation to bypass traditional Posse Comitatus limits.
• Governor Gavin Newsom’s pending lawsuit alleges the expanded troop deployments exceed constitutional limits on domestic military operations.
• Critics warn that unclear engagement protocols and the shift of active-duty forces into frontline enforcement roles could heighten risks for migrants and border communities.