Exclusive-Trump administration directs spy satellite agencies to surveil U.S.-Mexico border

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) mobile surveillance camera system is stationed on the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park, New Mexico, U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Cheney Orr/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has directed two intelligence agencies to train their satellite surveillance capabilities on the U.S.-Mexico border region as part of a sweeping crackdown on illegal immigration and drug cartels.

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which are part of the Department of Defense, oversee spy satellites and analyze imagery for the Pentagon and other intelligence organizations.