SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A San Diego-based warship has been deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border amid the Trump administration's crackdown on undocumented immigrants. The U.S. Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer to the eastern Pacific Ocean to support U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) southern border operations. Illegal border crossings hit record low in March, says White House The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) departed Naval Base San Diego on Friday with an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment, and will be taking over duties from USS Spruance.  Stockdale just recently returned to San Diego in February 2025 after a seven-month independent deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operation, joining the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), the Navy reports. Navy SEALs face health risks from toxic sewage exposure, report finds While in 5th Fleet, the Navy reports the USS Stockdale repelled multiple Iranian-backed Houthi attacks during transits of the Bab el-Mandeb strait and escort operations of U.S.-flagged vessels in the Gulf of Aden.  The Navy says Stockdale will respond to national priorities and the Presidential declaration emphasizing the military’s role in securing U.S. borders. ...read more read less