Officers with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection thwarted a human smuggling attempt on Monday, arresting an American man near Douglas.

A human smuggling attempt was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agents in Douglas, Arizona, on Monday night, according to a news release.

This is just the beginning,” one Defense official said about the deployment of active-duty troops to the border with Mexico.

The travelers involved were turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations.

The Trump administration Monday ended the use of CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work.

Mexican national and asylum seeker Tania, 24, knew something was wrong when she saw her husband Edwin’s face, as he stood in the courtyard of the Nogales

U.S. Customs and Border Protection estimates nearly 300,000 migrants are waiting on the Mexican side of the border trying to seek asylum.

In a move fulfilling one of now-President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, the Trump administration shuttered the use of CBP One, a President Joe Biden-era app meant to help process migrants seeking to apply for asylum in the U.S.

Several recent smuggling attempts at the Arizona - Mexico San Luis Port of Entry have led to the recovery of weapons, drugs, and cash.

The bill would give US Customs and Border Protection more authority. Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema previously introduced a version.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's CBP One app has shut down. Mexico launched an app of its own, called ConsulApp, to fill a resource void.

Officials in Douglas — along the border between Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora — have declared a state of emergency. The designation could free up additional financial and make it easier to impose curfews.