A wildfire in the hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded early Friday morning over thousands of acres, prompting evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area and triggering school closures as well as likely power shutoffs for tens of thousands of people.

U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening.

The Trump administration has rescinded a more than decade-old policy limiting immigration enforcement at schools.

The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump’s unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico’s assistance.

A fire spreading through the wilderness of San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded to more than 500 acres within several hours on Thursday night. But the blaze, known as the Border 2 fire, was miles from any structures or homes, and firefighters said they were making progress controlling it.

Octavio ‘Chapito’ Leal Hernandez was arrested in February 2020 following shootout with Tijuana law enforcement

"It's unprecedented," said Ciudad Juarez municipal official Enrique Licon as workers unloaded long metal bracings from tractor trailers parked in the large empty lot yards from the Rio Grande in order to build a tent city for deportees from the United States.

Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire on Friday morning several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, as it grew rapidly amid arid and blustery Santa Ana conditions. As of 6:03 p.

Officials said the fire, which had spread to more than 500 acres by Thursday night, was miles away from threatening any homes or buildings.

The I Marine Expeditionary Force is made up of about 53,000 active-duty troops, who are primarily stationed at Camp Pendleton, as well as at Marine Corps Air Stations Miramar and Yuma, and the Marine Corps Air/Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms, California.

Chula Vista, San Diego County, California, US Video Recording Date/Time: January 25, 2025 at 13:15h The Border 2 Fire, a brush fire that broke out on Otay Mountain near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County on Thursday afternoon,