{"id":2409946,"date":"2025-03-05T09:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-to-visit-us-mexico-border-in-first-trip-as-vp\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T09:39:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:39:01","slug":"vance-to-visit-us-mexico-border-in-first-trip-as-vp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-to-visit-us-mexico-border-in-first-trip-as-vp\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance to visit US-Mexico border in first trip as VP"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-to-visit-us-mexico-border-in-first-trip-as-vp%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2409946&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance plans to visit the U.S.-mexico border for\u2064 the first time \u2063since taking office, doing so\u2064 earlier in his term\u2062 compared\u200c to \u2063former Vice President\u200d kamala Harris, who\u2062 visited 4.5 months\u2063 into \u200bher term. This trip highlights the management&#8217;s\u2064 focus on border security,\u200c a commitment Vance reiterated\u2063 through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media post<\/a>, acknowledging the progress \u200cmade under President Trump&#8217;s leadership.\u200c He will be \u200cjoined by Director of \u2064National Intelligence Tulsi\u2064 Gabbard and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, marking their first \u2064visits to \u2062the border since \u2064their confirmations. The delegation will meet in Eagle\u2063 Pass, Texas, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">address legal issues related<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-installs-anti-climb-fence-in-brownsville-area-of-border-to-stop-illegal-immigration\/\" title=\"Texas erects anti-climb fence in Brownsville to halt illegal immigration\">border\u200d security initiatives<\/a>, including the deployment of buoys in \u200cthe Rio Grande to deter crossings. the situation at the border \u2062has seen \u2063a\u200c significant decrease\u200c in\u200b encounters with migrants this year \u2062compared\u200c to previous years, \u2064raising discussions \u200daround border management strategies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vance to visit US-Mexico border in first trip as vice president<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028210\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> will visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">southern border<\/a> on Wednesday for the first time since taking office.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes earlier in his first term than it did for his predecessor, former Vice President Kamala Harris, who traveled to the U.S.-Mexico border 4 1\/2 months into her term. Former President Joe Biden chose Harris as his border czar, while President Donald Trump chose Tom Homan for border czar, not Vance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3337419\/trump-executive-order-honoring-jocelyn-nungaray-joint-address\/\">Trump signs executive order honoring Jocelyn Nungaray ahead of joint address<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3336815\/denver-mayor-mike-johnston-hearing-sanctuary-city-mayors-what-to-know-how-to-watch\/\">Denver Mayor Mike Johnston&rsquo;s hearing with sanctuary city mayors: What to know and how to watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3334919\/republicans-praise-trump-migrant-arrests-drop-lowest-history\/\">Republicans praise Trump after migrant arrests fall to lowest in &#8216;recorded history&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump is keeping his promise to secure the border and bring safety BACK to America,&rdquo; Vance wrote on X on Tuesday. &ldquo;Tomorrow I&rsquo;ll be visiting the southern border to highlight the incredible progress this administration has made thanks to his leadership.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump is keeping his promise to secure the border and bring safety BACK to America.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow I&#8217;ll be visiting the southern border to highlight the incredible progress this administration has made thanks to his leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wfABKVMsJB\">https:\/\/t.co\/wfABKVMsJB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vice President JD Vance (@VP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VP\/status\/1896962681841885420?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Vance will be joined by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who will make their first and second border visits, respectively, since being confirmed to the Cabinet. The delegation will meet in Eagle Pass, Texas, and visit Shelby Park, two epicenters of legal battles Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) fought with the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle Pass saw buoys deployed&nbsp;in the Rio Grande to prevent crossings via its waters. At first, the Department of Justice issued an order to remove the marine barriers, only to be rebuffed by the governor, which led to a 2023 lawsuit. Abbott also faced a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/mexico-files-complaint-greg-abbott-buoys-rio-grande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">complaint<\/a>&nbsp;related to the&nbsp;buoys from Mexico. Shelby Park is a greenspace that Abbott seized from federal authorities last year. It was a site where hundreds of national guardsmen were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3326093\/texas-national-guard-stand-ready-arrest-deport-illegal-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"deputized\">deputized<\/a> by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3332172\/mapquest-name-your-own-gulf-website\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MAPQUEST TROLLS TRUMP WITH &lsquo;NAME YOUR OWN GULF&rsquo; WEBSITE\">MAPQUEST TROLLS TRUMP WITH &lsquo;NAME YOUR OWN GULF&rsquo; WEBSITE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As of February, there have been just over 8,300 encounters with migrants at the southwest border since the start of the year. This follows three years in which upward of 150,000 people attempted to cross.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3296635\/tom-homan-significant-difference-border-trump-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"According\">According<\/a> to Homan, the stark change happened during the first two days of the second Trump administration, when 766 apprehensions were reported on the southwest border. There were as many as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3322258\/kristi-noem-celebrates-decreased-border-crossings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"10,000 a day\">10,000 per day<\/a> under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028210\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028210\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance to visit US-Mexico border for first time as VP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2409947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25034726349545.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[38974,15469,50898],"class_list":["post-2409946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-us-mexico-border","tag-vance","tag-visit-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25034726349545.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409946","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2409946"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2409950,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2409946\/revisions\/2409950"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2409947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2409946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2409946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2409946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}