EAGLE PASS — Vice President J.D. Vance participated in an aerial tour of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday and met with law enforcement officials as part of a trip meant to highlight tougher immigration policies that the White House says has led to dramatically fewer arrests for illegal crossings since Donald Trump began his second term.
Joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Vance is highest-ranking members of the Republican administration to visit the southern border. After viewing the Eagle Pass area, around 150 miles southwest of San Antonio, by helicopter, the trio visited a Border Patrol detention facility before participating in a roundtable discussion with local and national participants.
