Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire on Friday morning several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, as it grew rapidly amid arid and blustery Santa Ana conditions. As of 6:03 p.

Officials said the fire, which had spread to more than 500 acres by Thursday night, was miles away from threatening any homes or buildings.

U.S. officials say active duty military troops are arriving in El Paso, Texas, and in San Diego on Thursday evening.

The Mexican government has criticized President Donald Trump’s unilateral immigration actions, and the landing would have required Mexico’s assistance.

CBS 8 spoke with Cal Fire San Diego on how crews battle fires that happen on the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border.

"It's unprecedented," said Ciudad Juarez municipal official Enrique Licon as workers unloaded long metal bracings from tractor trailers parked in the large empty lot yards from the Rio Grande in order to build a tent city for deportees from the United States.

Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire on Friday morning several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area, as it grew rapidly amid arid and blustery Santa Ana conditions. As of 6:18 a.

The Border 2 Fire, a brush fire that broke out on Otay Mountain near the U.S.-Mexico border in San Diego County on Thursday afternoon, January 23, had burned more than 6,625 acres and was 10% contained as of Sunday.

The search and advertising giant said it would change its Google Maps names to Mount McKinley and Gulf of America once they're officially changed by federal officials.

The Trump administration has rescinded a more than decade-old policy limiting immigration enforcement at schools.

A wildfire in the hills near the U.S.-Mexico border exploded early Friday morning over thousands of acres, prompting evacuation orders throughout the Otay Wilderness Area and triggering school closures as well as likely power shutoffs for tens of thousands of people.