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The Trump administration has tapped the Defense Department to cover $2.64 billion in southern border operations.<\/p>\n

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The Pentagon reported obligating the multi-billion-dollar price tag since fiscal 2025 to assist the Department of Homeland Security in obtaining \u201ccomplete operational control\u201d of the border, according to a from the Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n

By declaring a national emergency in January 2025, President Trump directed the Defense Department to deploy military personnel to the border, mobilize reserve forces and divert military construction funds to assist DHS.<\/p>\n

The Pentagon has funded much of border security through routine accounts.<\/p>\n

It realigned $1.74 billion from various fiscal 2025 funding categories, 73% of which came out of the Facilities Sustainment, Restoration and Modernization program \u2014 money for maintaining military bases.<\/p>\n

The DOD transferred $608 million from or through the Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense account and used military construction authorities to fund border barrier projects, drawing $300 million from existing military construction accounts.<\/p>\n

Of $1 billion appropriated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, $472 million has been obligated.<\/p>\n

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The Defense Department also started providing some support eligible for reimbursement in fiscal 2026, a shift from fiscal 2025, when support was nonreimbursable.<\/p>\n

As of March 31, the department reported obligating $2.64 billion for southern border operations since the start of the last fiscal year, of which $305 million is eligible for DHS reimbursement.<\/p>\n

Tapping the Defense Department for border support has been a Trump administration policy dating back to his first term.<\/p>\n

After declaring a national emergency at the southern border in February 2019, Mr. Trump redirected $6.1 billion in Defense Department funds to wall construction not authorized by Congress, plus a $601 million using Treasury Forfeiture Funds.<\/p>\n

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