The media reported on large US spending on combating migrants and drug trafficking

A major military mission by the administration of US President Donald Trump on the southern border, aimed at reducing drug trafficking immigration, has already cost the United States more than $300 million. This was reported on March 29 by CNN, citing sources in the country's Ministry of Defense.

According to CNN, on March 12, 2025, the Trump administration spent $328 million, which the Ministry of Defense informed the American authorities at the beginning of the month.

It is reported that in Trump's first month as president alone, the Pentagon spent about $250 million on deportation flights, the deployment of thousands of additional US Army troops and an increase in the number of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.

A representative of the Ministry of Defense said that if the costs remain at the same level, then by the end of 2025 their amount may leave more than $ 2 billion.

Another Defense Ministry official said the new administration was not making specific plans, but simply spending money.

It is clarified that, according to the Northern Command of the US Army, as of March 1, there were about 9 thousand military personnel on the border, who "mostly build barricades, install barbed wire and generally just stand there."

Pain and loss: U.S. spent at least $2 million to deport migrants

The Pentagon confirmed to Izvestia the use of C-17 military aircraft for this purpose - one hour of their operation costs more than $19 thousand.

Since coming to power on January 20, Trump has repeatedly advocated stricter immigration policy. He stated that he intended to ensure the largest operation in American history to deport illegal migrants.

On March 16, the District of Columbia Court ordered a halt to the mass deportations of migrants from the United States, carried out on the basis of the "Alien Enemies Act" of 1798.