More than 300 Marines arrive in Douglas for deployment

On 2026-04-22, more than 300 Marines arrived in Douglas, Arizona, as part of Combat Logistics Battalion 7's rotational deployment to the southern border. The article says about 400 Marines were operating in the U.S. Border Patrol Tucson sector to conduct barrier reinforcement and road improvements under Joint Task Force – Southern Border. This was a deployment/support action, not law enforcement activity.