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Trump Expands US Military Role at Southern Border

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President Trump authorized the military to take control of federal land stretching across three states at the southern border to assist in implementing his crack down on immigration.
The New York Times |
President Trump announced a plan on Friday to turn a narrow strip along the Mexican border in California, Arizona and New Mexico into a military installation as part of his effort to curtail illegal ...

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Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to take control of land on southern border
President Donald Trump issued a memorandum Friday giving the U.S. military jurisdiction over federal lands at the southern border.
Trump authorizes military use of public land along southern border
President Trump authorized the military to take control of federal land stretching across three states at the southern border to assist in implementing his crack down on immigration. The president directed the secretaries of Defense,
Donald Trump Expands US Military Role at Southern Border
This directive involves the use of federal lands for military activities, such as constructing barriers and deploying equipment.
Trump Directive Calls to Turn Border Land Into ‘Military Installation’
The plan would put a strip along the southern border under Pentagon control, allowing the military to detain migrants for trespassing on a military base until Border Patrol agents could arrest them.
Trump authorizes military to take control of federal land along the border
President Donald Trump sent a memorandum to four federal agency heads Friday night instructing them to allow the military to use and take jurisdiction of federal land along the US-Mexico border.
Trump authorizes U.S. military to begin occupation of federal land along southern border
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