Donald Trump authorizes U.S. military to take control of land on southern border

President Donald Trump's government authorized the military deployed on the Mexican border to take control of a strip of land as part of efforts to end irregular migration. According to a memorandum, the government allows the U.S. armed forces to assume a more direct role in securing the border. "Our southern border is being attacked by various threats," the order says. "The complexity of the current situation requires our armed forces to assume…

Trump authorizes military to seize land along southern border

Migrants who cross in this area would be put into “holding” for trespassing onto a military property, putting them under the Department of Homeland Security.

President Trump Turns Federal Border Land Into Military Installations

President Trump has authorized military control of the border. As the US military positioned itself in Panama to take back the Canal, President Trump ordered the military to control federal land on the border. He signed the Executive Order in January and sent some troops then. The difference now is that he has turned federal […] The post President Trump Turns Federal Border Land Into Military Installations appeared first on www.independentsentin…

Military To Occupy Public Land on Southern Border, Create Buffer Zone To Prevent Illegal Entry

In a new memorandum, the Secretaries of Defense, the Interior, Agriculture, and Homeland Security are ordered to help transfer the public lands in question to the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. These lands include the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot strip of land that runs across three states (California, Arizona and New Mexico)

Trump Coordinates With Interior, Agriculture, DHS to Ramp Up Military Presence Along Southern Border

Trump Authorizes Military to Take Control of Federal Land Along Southern Border

President Donald Trump on Friday issued a memorandum authorizing the U.S. military to take control of a strip of federal land along the southern border to curb illegal immigration and drug trafficking. “Our southern border is under attack from a variety of threats. The complexity of the current situation requires that our military take a more direct role in securing our southern border than in the recent past,” Trump wrote in the memo, addressed…