Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil A Border Patrol vehicle sits near two border walls separating Mexico from the United States, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Two men walk down a road towards Border Patrol agents after crossing the border illegally through a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States, behind, before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez pats down one of four men after the group crossed the border illegally through a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez walks towards a gap in one of two border walls separating Mexico from the United States, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez, left, escorts one of four men after the group crossed the border illegally through a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
A gap in one of two border walls separating Mexico from the United States is seen Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez walks past four men detained after crossing the border illegally in a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez, right, pats down one of four men after the group crossed the border illegally through a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez directs men towards a van after they crossed the border illegally through a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez looks through binoculars towards two border walls separating Mexico from the United States, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez instructs four men in a van after the group crossed the border illegally through a gap in two walls separating Mexico from the United States before turning themselves in, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol vehicles drive along two border walls separating Mexico from the United States Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez walks along a road near where two border walls separate Mexico from the United States, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
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A Border Patrol vehicle sits near two border walls separating Mexico from the United States, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)