Tomi Lahren among Fox News stars heading to San Antonio for 'Battle at the Border' town hall

Fox News will host a town hall event called "Battle at the Border" later this month in San Antonio.

Fox News will host a town hall event called "Battle at the Border" later this month in San Antonio. Photo: Colin Young-Wolff/Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP Photo: Colin Young-Wolff/Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP Image 1 of / 71 Caption Close Tomi Lahren among Fox News stars heading to San Antonio for 'Battle at the Border' town hall 1 / 71 Back to Gallery

Fox News will host a town hall event called "Battle at the Border" later this week in San Antonio.

The discussion, which will focus on "immigration, the border and issues important to Texas voters," is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Friday at the JW Marriott resort in the 23800 block of Resort Parkway.

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Brian Kilmeade, co-host of Fox's popular morning show "Fox & Friends," will host the event, which will feature a panel of experts, Texas lawmakers, including Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and other special guests, including Tomi Lahren, who is currently a host on Fox's streaming service, Fox Nation.

According to the town hall's registration page, the town hall will be aired on Fox News at 8 p.m. ET on Jan. 27.

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The announcement of the event, which will actually take place about 150 miles from the border, comes just days after President Donald Trump cited a non-existent wall in San Antonio as a reason for the city becoming safer.

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