“Operational control” is a legal term defined by Congress in 2006. Under the law, the government must prevent all illegal entries into the U.S., including people and drugs. No administration has ...

The head of the U.S. Border Patrol on Wednesday told lawmakers the agency does not have operational control of the U.S. southern border -- as he also said that migration levels were at "crisis" levels ...

The U.S. Border Patrol chief made a statement on border security Wednesday that directly conflicts with a past assurance made by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The ...

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified Thursday that President Joe Biden’s administration has operational control of the southern border. “We do,” responded Mayorkas to ...

TOKYO—The Pentagon will upgrade and expand its three-star command in Japan to handle operational control of U.S. forces based there, part of an effort to deepen ties between the U.S. and Japanese ...

US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz on Wednesday said the US does not have “operational control” of the southern border, contradicting a stance previously taken by Department of Homeland Security ...

At the Armed Forces Day ceremony held on September 28, South Korean President Moon Jae-in revealed his intention for an early retrieval of South Korea’s wartime operational control. During his speech, ...