Pentagon

Small child wearing diapers and family members sleep in blue and orange tent
Shani Saxon  May 23, 2019 4:46PM EDT

Pentagon to Build Tent Cities Near Border for 7,500 Migrants

Military personnel will handle construction, but the facilities will still be managed by the Department of Homeland Security.
Central American fathers and their children cuddle and lean against a fence as they wait to be taken into custody after crossing into El Paso, Texas from Mexico on February 01, 2019.
Shani Saxon  Feb 7, 2019 4:52PM EST

Thousands of Migrants Stalled at Texas Border, Pentagon Sends 250 Troops

Many asylum-seekers are considering moving to another official port of entry.
Migrants children
Alfonso Serrano  May 17, 2018 12:28PM EDT

Trump Administration Preparing to Hold Migrant Children at Military Bases

The plan would form part of a “zero tolerance” approach to border crossings, which is denounced by immigration advocates as emblematic of totalitarian regimes.
Jorge Rivas  Jan 9, 2013 1:28PM EST

ACLU Wins Full Severance Pay for Troops Discharged Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

Before the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” in 2011, gay and lesbian service members who were forced to leave the military because of their sexual orientation were often honorably discharged. Yet they were given only half of their discharge pay.